Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8970 V3.0 vs Zyxel ARMOR Z1

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- TD-W8970 V3.0:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- ARMOR Z1:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antennas quantity
- TD-W8970 V3.0:2
- ARMOR Z1:4
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TD-W8970 V3.0:5 - 90%
- ARMOR Z1:10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- TD-W8970 V3.0:-40 - 70 °C
- ARMOR Z1:-30 - 70 °C
Depth
- TD-W8970 V3.0:140 mm
- ARMOR Z1:207.8 mm
Height
- TD-W8970 V3.0:32.5 mm
- ARMOR Z1:71.5 mm
Width
- TD-W8970 V3.0:225 mm
- ARMOR Z1:297.7 mm

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Comparison of TD-W8970 V3.0, ARMOR Z1
73 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W8970 V3.0 View product	B Zyxel ARMOR Z1 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for one	MD5, SHA-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	DHCP, ATM/PPP	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	4
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	140 mm	207.8 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	71.5 mm
WidthDiffers	225 mm	297.7 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	840 g
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	423 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	92 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.84 kg
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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