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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet vs Zyxel 2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 28identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Antenna design
    • External
    • Internal
  • Antenna gain level (max)
    • 5 dBi
    • 2 dBi
  • Antennas quantity
    • 3
    • 2
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 10 - 90%
    • 20 - 85%
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • 5 - 90%
    • 20 - 90%
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • -40 - 70 °C
    • -20 - 60 °C

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72 specifications
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TP-Link

TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

Model TD-W8970B

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B

Zyxel

2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White

Model 2812HNU-F3

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WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANYesYes
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
VDSL2Known for oneYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantity11
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Securityidentical
Security algorithms128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Designidentical
LED indicatorsYesYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Product colourKnown for oneWhite
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6
Antenna3 differ
Antenna designDiffersExternalInternal
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Differs5 dBi2 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers32
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%20 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs5 - 90%20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-20 - 60 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connectionNoNo
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC, IP, URL
Frequency band2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Rack mountingNoNo
Supported WAN typeKnown for oneFull-rate ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1(G.DMT), ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.995.1, ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis), ITU-T G.992.5
USB ports quantity22
USB version2.02.0
WLAN data transfer rates supported300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionYesYes
Input currentKnown for one2 A
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one24 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one169 mm
HeightKnown for one78 mm
WeightKnown for one510 g
WidthKnown for one224 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one273 mm
Package depthKnown for one193 mm
Package heightKnown for one92 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.04 kg

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