Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White vs Zyxel LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz)

40specifications compared
15differ
25identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet WAN
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:Yes
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):No
SIM card slot
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:No
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Yes
3G
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:No
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Yes
4G
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:No
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Yes
Product colour
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:Grey, White
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Black
LED indicators
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:LAN, Power, WLAN
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):LAN, LTE, Power
Antenna design
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:External
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Internal
Antennas quantity
- TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White:2
- LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):4

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of TL-WR850N, LTE3301-M209
79 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WR850N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Grey, White Model TL-WR850N View product	B Zyxel LTE3301-M209 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Model LTE3301-M209 View product
WAN connection2 differ
Ethernet WANDiffers	Yes	No
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slotDiffers	No	Yes
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	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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)
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network2 differ
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4G
3GDiffers	No	Yes
4GDiffers	No	Yes
2G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Edge, GPRS, GSM
3G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-HSPA+, HSPA, HSPA+, HSUPA, UMTS, WCDMA
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LTE
4G bands supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700,800,900,1800,2100,2300,2600 MHz
GSM bands supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900,1800 MHz
Short Message Service (SMS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	No	No
Memory card slot(s)	No	No
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, SSH, WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 entries
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product type	Tabletop router	Tabletop router
Product colourDiffers	Grey, White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WLAN	LAN, LTE, Power
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	4
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	AC
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Output voltageKnown for one	9 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	0.6 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	0 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-10 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	128 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	30 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 g
WidthDiffers	182 mm	186 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	271 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	113 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	778 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
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
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise	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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More wireless router comparisons

All wireless router comparisons