Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Zyxel NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White vs Zyxel SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

33specifications compared
22differ
11identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:No
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:802.11g
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN interface type
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Product colour
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:White
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
LED indicators
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
Certification
- NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White:Safety: CE LVD EMC: CE, FCC
- SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:EMC/RF, Safety, ErP, RoHS

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Comparison of NBG-418N, SBG3500-NB
63 specifications	A Zyxel NBG-418N wireless router Fast Ethernet White Model NBG-418N View product	B Zyxel SBG3500-NB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model SBG3500-NB View product
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	No	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	802.11g	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1x
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
DSL featuresidentical
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Password Authentication Protocol (PAP), Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), PPTP, IPSec, L2TP
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Portable router
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN, WPS	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	Safety: CE LVD EMC: CE, FCC	EMC/RF, Safety, ErP, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300000 h
Power2 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	AC
Output voltageDiffers	5 V	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	115 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	33 mm	36 mm
WeightDiffers	230 g	1.19 kg
WidthDiffers	162 mm	242 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	272 mm	343 mm
Package depthDiffers	60 mm	209 mm
Package heightDiffers	194 mm	75 mm
Package weightDiffers	520 g	1.93 kg
Other features1 differ
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Input currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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