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
    • TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:External
    • 2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:Internal
  • Antenna gain level (max)
    • TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:5 dBi
    • 2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:2 dBi
  • Antennas quantity
    • TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:3
    • 2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:2
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:10 - 90%
    • 2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:20 - 85%
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:5 - 90%
    • 2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:20 - 90%
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • TD-W8970B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet:-40 - 70 °C
    • 2812HNU-F3 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 60 °C

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Comparison of TD-W8970B, 2812HNU-F3
72 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
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-throughUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VDSL2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FilteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPv6
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS, IPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna3 differ
Antenna designDiffersExternalInternal
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMAUnknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Differs5 dBi2 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers32
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%20 - 85%
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 oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC, IP, URLUnknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4 - 2.4835 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
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.992.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source169 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source78 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source510 g
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source224 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source273 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source193 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source92 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.04 kg

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