Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Zyxel SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) vs Zyxel VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

43specifications compared
21differ
22identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

3G/4G USB modem compatibility
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Yes
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
Ethernet LAN interface type
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Gigabit Ethernet
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
4G
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Yes
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):5
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:4
RJ-11 ports quantity
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):2
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:1
Antenna design
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):External
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Internal
Antenna gain level (max)
- SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):3 dBi
- VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2 dBi

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Comparison of SBG3600-N, VMG1312
59 specifications	A Zyxel SBG3600-N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Model SBG3600-N View product	B Zyxel VMG1312 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model VMG1312 View product
WAN connection1 differ
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Mobile network1 differ
Mobile network generationKnown for one	4G	Unknown — not stated by the source
3GKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GDiffers	Yes	No
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
RJ-11 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Firewall securityKnown for one	Application-level gatewa (ALG)	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	DSL, LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	3 dBi	2 dBi
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	300000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 95%	20 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 95%	20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	170 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	36 mm	39 mm
WeightDiffers	1.69 kg	245 g
WidthDiffers	242 mm	186 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	343 mm	300 mm
Package depthDiffers	209 mm	195 mm
Package heightDiffers	75 mm	50 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.43 kg	540 g

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