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Linksys EA4500 vs Linksys EA7500

8.86 in
0.98 in
Linksys EA4500 Router
Linksys EA4500
10.12 in
7.24 in
Linksys EA7500 Router
Linksys EA7500
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
11
3.8 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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15
3.8 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
88 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
43
4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
58
3.9 out of 5
58 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
3 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

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Linksys EA7500Linksys EA7500
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Number of USB 2.0 ports11

Design

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Colour of productBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

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Linksys EA7500Linksys EA7500
Width8.86 in10.12 in
Height0.98 in7.24 in
Depth6.3 in2.2 in
Weight0.79 lb1.23 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

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Linksys EA7500Linksys EA7500
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Designed for wall mountingyesyes

Communication

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Linksys EA7500Linksys EA7500
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4yesno
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • 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
Mobile broadband supportnono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennanoyes
MIMOyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate450.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2

Compatibility

Linksys EA4500Linksys EA4500
Linksys EA7500Linksys EA7500
DynDNSyesno
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Home users

Memory

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Linksys EA7500Linksys EA7500
Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM128.0 MB256.0 MB

Security

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Linksys EA7500Linksys EA7500
DMZyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit AES
  • WPA2-Enterprise

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