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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
TRENDnet TEW-817DTR
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wired
N/A
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports44481
Number of WAN ports111
N/A
1
USByesyesyes
N/A
no
Total USB ports2221
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports112
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports110
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0
N/A
N/A
Number of SFP ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
Number of SFP+ ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
WhiteWhite
Active cooling (fan)nononoyesno
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.07 in8.15 in6.77 in13.98 in2.28 in
Height2.6 in1.46 in2.36 in2.17 in3.5 in
Depth5.79 in5.91 in5.71 in5.71 in3.5 in
Weight0.88 lb1.15 lb0.73 lb
N/A
0.24 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnononoyes
N/A
Rack height
N/A
N/A
N/A
1U
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
N/A
6to4noyesyes
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
N/A
N/A
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 802.11b
  • 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
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections306213000034925
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.11e
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11i
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyesyesnono
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN778.2 Mbps800.0 Mbps802.4 Mbps
N/A
100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesnoyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyes
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
N/A
433.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesno
N/A
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
N/A
N/A
Routing protocolIGMP
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome usersBusinessHome users

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