Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

43specifications compared
18differ
25identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
Ethernet LAN interface type
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
Antenna design
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal & external
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Internal
Antennas quantity
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:2
Detachable antenna(s)
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:No
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10 - 90%
- P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:20 - 90%

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Comparison of TD-W8980B, P-660HNU-T3
75 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W8980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model TD-W8980B View product	B Zyxel P-660HNU-T3 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model P-660HNU-T3 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features2 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)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1p, 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+	Yes	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	G.992.1, G.994.1, G.995.1, G.992.3, G.992.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
RJ-11 ports quantity	1	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, 128-bit WEP, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, 3DES, 64-bit WEP, DES, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Routing protocols	RIP-1, RIP-2	RIP-1, RIP-2
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, HTTPS, IGMP v1/2
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna3 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal & external	Internal
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	5	2
Detachable antenna(s)Differs	Yes	No
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-25 - 65 °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	160.6 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	33 mm
WidthDiffers	243 mm	186 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 g
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connection	No	No
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	MAC/IP/URL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandDiffers	2.4 & 5	2.4 GHz
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mounting	No	No
USB ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB version	2.0	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connection	Yes	Yes
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	291 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	162 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 g

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