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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-ER604W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 31identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • 10
    • 8
  • VPN support
    • PPTP, L2TP
    • IPsec/PPTP/L2TP
  • Cables included
    • LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
    • LAN (RJ-45)
  • Antenna design
    • Internal & external
    • External
  • Antennas quantity
    • 5
    • 2
  • Depth
    • 160.6 mm
    • 126 mm
  • Height
    • 32.5 mm
    • 26 mm
  • Width
    • 243 mm
    • 209 mm

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73 specifications
A

TP-Link

TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model TD-W8980B

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B

TP-Link

TL-ER604W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

Model TL-ER604W

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for oneDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
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 standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network3 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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers108
VPN supportDiffersPPTP, L2TPIPsec/PPTP/L2TP
Mobile networkidentical
3GNoNo
4GNoNo
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
DSL specificationKnown for oneG.992.1, G.994.1, G.995.1, G.992.3, G.992.5
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 3DES, 64-bit WEP, DES, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 3DES, DES, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodMD5, SHA-1MD5, SHA-1
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
FilteringYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
System event logKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Routing protocolsRIP-1, RIP-2RIP-1, RIP-2
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneTCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationCE, FCC, RoHSCE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternal & externalExternal
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMA
Antennas quantityDiffers52
Detachable antenna(s)YesYes
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one5 dBi
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one64 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one8 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers160.6 mm126 mm
HeightDiffers32.5 mm26 mm
WidthDiffers243 mm209 mm
Other features1 differ
Mobile network connectionNoNo
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC/IP/URL
Frequency bandKnown for one2.4 & 5
Frequency rangeDiffers2.4 - 5 GHz2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Rack mountingNoNo
USB ports quantityKnown for one2
USB versionKnown for one2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supported300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for oneYes

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