Linksys E1700 vs Linksys E2500

7.43 in

1.23 in

Linksys E1700 Router

8.86 in

1.38 in

Linksys E2500 Router

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Connectivity
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Connectivity technology	Wireless Wired	Wireless Wired
Number of LAN ports	4	4
Number of WAN ports	1	1
USB	no	no

Design
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Colour of product	Black	Black Grey Silver
Active cooling (fan)	no	no

Dimensions
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Width	7.43 in	8.86 in
Height	1.23 in	1.38 in
Depth	5.97 in	7.09 in
Weight	0.55 lb	0.99 lb
Number of units	1	1

Features
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Built-in DSL modem	no	no
Designed for wall mounting	yes	yes

Communication
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Frequency band	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz 5 GHz
Communication protocol	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
Wireless standards	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 802.3u IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband support	no	no
Wireless network	yes	yes
2.4GHz wireless network	yes	yes
5GHz wireless network	no	yes
External antenna	yes	no
MIMO	yes	yes
Number of antennas	2	4
Total wireless data transfer rate	300.0 Mbps	300.0 Mbps
Wireless security	WEP WPA WPA2	WEP WPA WPA2

Compatibility
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Support for alternative firmware	DD-Wrt	DD-Wrt
Target audience	Home users	Home users

Power
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Max operating temperature	40 °C	40 °C

Security
	Linksys E1700	Linksys E2500
Encryption Algorithm	WPA WPA2 WEP	128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP 40-bit WEP WPA WPA2

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