Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

28specifications compared
18differ
10identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:150 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:1
Certification
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:CE, FCC, RoHS
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:CE LVD
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5 - 90%
- NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10 - 95%

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Comparison of TD-W8980, NBG2105
65 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W8980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model TD-W8980 View product	B Zyxel NBG2105 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model NBG2105 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 features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	No
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
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, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for one	MD5, SHA-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Port Filtering
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP V1/V2C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	ATM/PPP	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Power, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE LVD
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal & external	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, IC
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
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	160.6 mm	43 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	16 mm
WidthDiffers	243 mm	77 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 g
Other features3 differ
Mobile network connection	No	No
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 & 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityDiffers	2	1
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0

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