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User rating
66
3.8 out of 5
66 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
1 %
45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
31
4.2 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports11
N/A
1
USByesyes
N/A
yes
Total USB ports1212
Number of USB 2.0 portsNo1
N/A
2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
N/A
0
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono
N/A
no
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.15 in8.15 in8.27 in9.57 in
Height1.4 in1.46 in1.77 in1.28 in
Depth5.86 in5.91 in5.51 in6.32 in
Weight0.88 lb1.15 lb1.1 lb1.12 lb
Number of units11
N/A
1
Rack-mount designnonoyesno
Rack height
N/A
N/A
1U
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • 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
  • FTP
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • UDP/IP
  • NetBEUI/NetBIOS
  • NTP
  • ICMP/IP
  • PPPoE
  • IPoE
  • ARP
  • BOOTP
  • DHCP
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
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
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • 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 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyes
N/A
no
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
N/A
no
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAnoyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)noyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate400.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesno
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
N/A
yes
Detachable antennanoyes
N/A
yes
MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
no
MU-MIMOyes
N/A
N/A
no
Number of antennas43
N/A
2
Total wireless data transfer rate1267.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
1200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
30000
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
800.0 Mbps
N/A
841.0 Mbps

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 18< 18
N/A
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono
Min operating temperature
N/A
N/A
5 °C0 °C
Max operating temperature
N/A
N/A
40 °C40 °C