Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White vs Zyxel VMG3312-B10A v2

29specifications compared
14differ
15identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

DSL WAN
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:No
- VMG3312-B10A v2:Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Fast Ethernet
- VMG3312-B10A v2:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:3
- VMG3312-B10A v2:4
USB port
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:No
- VMG3312-B10A v2:Yes
Product colour
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:White
- VMG3312-B10A v2:Black
Certification
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:CE, RoHS
- VMG3312-B10A v2:EMC: CE, FCC Safety: CE
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:10 - 90%
- VMG3312-B10A v2:20 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:5 - 90%
- VMG3312-B10A v2:20 - 95%

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Comparison of TL-WR820N, VMG3312-B10A v2
80 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WR820N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White Model TL-WR820N View product	B Zyxel VMG3312-B10A v2 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi band	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	11 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	54 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channel bandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 MHz
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3G	No	No
4G	No	No
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	4
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
Memory card slot(s)	No	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	IPSEC, MSCHAPv2, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media access protocolKnown for one	Access Control, Local Management, Remote Management	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product type	Tabletop router	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, LAN, WLAN	DSL, LAN, Power, USB, WLAN, WPS
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, RoHS	EMC: CE, FCC Safety: CE
Antennaidentical
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	0.6 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 60 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	114 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	39 mm
WidthDiffers	154 mm	186 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 g
Packaging dataidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 g
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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