Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White

38specifications compared
13differ
25identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:No
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:150 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:2
Product colour
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
Antenna design
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:External
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Internal
Depth
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:140 mm
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:75 mm
Height
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:35 mm
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:28 mm
Width
- TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:225 mm
- TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:85 mm

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Comparison of TL-WA3500RE, TL-WR710N
58 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WA3500RE wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model TL-WA3500RE View product	B TP-Link TL-WR710N wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR710N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	IC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, 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	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	140 mm	75 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	28 mm
WidthDiffers	225 mm	85 mm
Other features2 differ
Mobile network connection	No	No
Bandwidth (first)	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Differs	5 GHz	2.4835 GHz
Rack mounting	No	No
USB connector type	USB Type-A	USB Type-A
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300 Mbit/s	11,54,150 Mbit/s
xDSL connection	No	No

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