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WD My Net N900 Router
WD My Net N900
Editiorial reviews
14
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
50
4.1 out of 5
50 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
4
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
75 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
5
4.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
60 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
N/A
  • Black,Silver
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)nononono

Dimensions

Width8.15 in6.77 in5.91 in9.33 in
Height1.46 in2.36 in1.34 in1.18 in
Depth5.91 in5.71 in
N/A
6.14 in
Weight1.15 lb0.73 lb
N/A
1.06 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBVia USB
N/A
Via USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
N/A
yes
Designed for wall mountingyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
N/A
N/A

Communication

Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • 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 802.11b
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections3000034925
N/A
16384
Wireless standards
  • 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 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyes
N/A
N/A
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN800.0 Mbps802.4 Mbps
N/A
708.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
5GHz wireless networknoyesyesyes
External antennayesnonono
Detachable antennayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of antennas3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
N/A
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
300.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
OpenWrt
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Routing protocol
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyesyes
N/A
yes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
N/A