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TRENDnet TEW-817DTR Router
TRENDnet TEW-817DTR
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Editiorial reviews
13
4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
43
3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports4141
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesnoyesno
Total USB ports2
N/A
2
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
2
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
N/A
0
N/A
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
WhiteBlackWhite
Active cooling (fan)nononono

Dimensions

Width8.15 in4.18 in9.57 in2.28 in
Height1.46 in2.71 in1.28 in3.5 in
Depth5.91 in4.18 in6.32 in3.5 in
Weight1.15 lb0.75 lb1.12 lb0.24 lb
Number of units1311
Rack-mount designnonono
N/A

Communication

Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
N/A
6to4yes
N/A
no
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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 802.11ac
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections30000
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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • 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 802.3x
  • 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 supportyesnono
N/A
Mobile broadband supportyesnonono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyesno
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yesno
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yesno
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyesno
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yesno
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN800.0 Mbps
N/A
841.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknoyesyesyes
External antennayesnoyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesnoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas3
N/A
2
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
yesno
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
nono
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
867.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps

Compatibility

DynDNSyesnoyes
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome usersHome users

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 18< 9
N/A
< 3.2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono
Min operating temperature
N/A
N/A
0 °C
N/A
Max operating temperature
N/A
N/A
40 °C
N/A

Security

DMZyesnoyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesnono
N/A
Firewall
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
WPA2-PSK
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A

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