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Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
White
N/A
  • Silver
  • White
Active cooling (fan)yesnononono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in9.72 in4.18 in5.91 in8.5 in
Height6.61 in1.86 in2.71 in1.34 in6.63 in
Depth3.86 in7.5 in4.18 in
N/A
3.39 in
Weight2.09 lb1.65 lb0.75 lb
N/A
1.37 lb
Number of units11311
Rack-mount designnonononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonononono
File serverVia USBVia USBNo
N/A
Via USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesno
N/A
N/A
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Display
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Support for mesh network
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyes
N/A
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections3236037689
N/A
N/A
7820
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnonono
N/A
no
Mobile broadband supportnonono
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
756.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)noyesno
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesnonoyes
MIMOnoyesyes
N/A
yes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
N/A
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesno
N/A
yes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
nono
N/A
no
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A
N/A
3
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSnoyesno
N/A
yes
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home usersHome usersHome users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-Wrt
N/A
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesno
N/A
yes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
N/A
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnoyesnoyesno
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • WPA
  • WPA2
WPA2-PSK
N/A
N/A
Firewall
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

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