Poor | Average | Good | Excellent | |
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Number of WAN ports | 1 Best: Cisco MWR 2941-DC Number of WAN ports: 16 | |||
Total wireless data transfer rate | 600 Mbps Best: TP-Link Talon AD7200 Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps | |||
Number of LAN ports | 4 Best: Cisco CISCO7206VXR Number of LAN ports: 60 |
Connectivity technology |
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Communication mode |
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Number of LAN ports | 4 |
Number of WAN ports | 1 |
USB | yes |
Total USB ports | 2 |
Number of USB 2.0 ports | 2 |
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports | 0 |
Number of USB 3.1 ports | 0 |
Width | 6.77 in |
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Height | 2.36 in |
Depth | 5.71 in |
Weight | 0.73 lb |
Number of units | 1 |
Rack-mount design | no |
Frequency band |
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Management interface |
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6to4 | yes |
Communication protocol |
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Network / transport Protocol |
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Data link layer |
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Number of simultaneous connections | 34925 |
Wireless standards |
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Jumbo frames support | yes |
Mobile broadband support | yes |
Type of mobile support | USB modem |
Mobile HSUPA | yes |
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G) | yes |
Mobile 4G (LTE) | yes |
Mobile 3G | yes |
Throughput WAN-LAN | 802.4 Mbps |
VoIP (SIP) | no |
Wireless network | yes |
2.4GHz wireless network | yes |
2.4GHz data transfer rate | 300.0 Mbps |
5GHz wireless network | yes |
5GHz data transfer rate | 300.0 Mbps |
External antenna | no |
MIMO | yes |
Beamforming | yes |
MU-MIMO | no |
Total wireless data transfer rate | 600.0 Mbps |
Wireless security |
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Included flash memory | 16.0 MB |
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Maximum flash memory | 16.0 MB |
Included RAM | 128.0 MB |
Maximum RAM | 128.0 MB |
DMZ | yes |
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Number of DMZ ports | 1 |
VPN protocol |
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VPN client | yes |
Encryption Algorithm |
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Colour of product |
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Active cooling (fan) | no |
Built-in DSL modem | no |
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File server | Via USB |
Built-in printer server | yes |
Mobile app for controlling features | yes |
DynDNS | yes |
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Routing protocol | Static IP routing |
Support for alternative firmware | OpenWrt |
Target audience | Home users |
Operational Power Consumption (min-max) | 5 - 7 |
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Power over Ethernet (PoE) | no |
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