Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TD-W9980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TD-W9980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

37specifications compared
6differ
31identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- TD-W9980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TD-W9980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
Antenna design
- TD-W9980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal & external
- TD-W9980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:External
Antennas quantity
- TD-W9980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
- TD-W9980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2

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Comparison of TD-W9980, TD-W9980B
62 specifications	A TP-Link TD-W9980 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model TD-W9980 View product	B TP-Link TD-W9980B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model TD-W9980B 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 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	600 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)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-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 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
DSL featuresidentical
VDSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
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
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal & external	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	5	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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	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 & dimensionsidentical
Depth	160.6 mm	160.6 mm
Height	32.5 mm	32.5 mm
Width	243 mm	243 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mobile network connection	No	No
Frequency band	2.4 & 5	2.4 & 5
Input current	1.5 A	1.5 A
Rack mounting	No	No
Supported protocolsKnown for one	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225) PVC - Up to 8 PVCs	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantity	2	2
USB version	2.0	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300,600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connection	Yes	Yes

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