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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
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Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports44841
Number of WAN ports11
N/A
11
USByesyes
N/A
yesno
Total USB ports2212
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports12
N/A
2
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports10
N/A
0
N/A
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A
0
N/A
Number of SFP ports
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
N/A
Number of SFP+ ports
N/A
N/A
2
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
WhiteBlackWhite
Active cooling (fan)nonoyesnono
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Width8.15 in8.15 in13.98 in9.57 in2.28 in
Height1.46 in1.4 in2.17 in1.28 in3.5 in
Depth5.91 in5.86 in5.71 in6.32 in3.5 in
Weight1.15 lb0.99 lb
N/A
1.12 lb0.24 lb
Number of units11111
Rack-mount designnonoyesno
N/A
Rack height
N/A
N/A
1U
N/A
N/A

Communication

Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
N/A
Web/network
N/A
6to4yesyes
N/A
no
N/A
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
  • 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
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections3000034925
N/A
N/A
N/A
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 802.3x
  • 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 802.3x
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
N/A
no
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesyesnonono
Type of mobile supportUSB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN800.0 Mbps731.0 Mbps
N/A
841.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesnoyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
N/A
yesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknoyes
N/A
yesyes
External antennayesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Detachable antennayesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of antennas33
N/A
2
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps
N/A
1200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • LPR/LPD
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps
N/A
867.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
no
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

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

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