Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs TP-Link TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White

42specifications compared
15differ
27identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN interface type
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
Product colour
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
Certification
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:CE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:CE, FCC, RoHS
Depth
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:140 mm
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:130 mm
Height
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:32.5 mm
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:33 mm
Width
- TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:225 mm
- TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White:192 mm

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Comparison of TD-W8970, TL-WR843ND
76 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W8970 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model TD-W8970 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR843ND wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR843ND View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network5 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 256-bit AES, 3DES, 64-bit WEP, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 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)	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna connector type	RP-SMA	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)	5 dBi	5 dBi
Antennas quantity	2	2
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 over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 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	130 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	33 mm
WidthDiffers	225 mm	192 mm
Other features4 differ
CompatibilityKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionDiffers	MAC / IP / URL	IP/Domain
Frequency band	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Frequency range	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Input currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input voltageDiffers	12 V	9 V
Rack mounting	No	No
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	11,54,300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux.
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.85A

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