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Number of WAN ports | 1 Best: Cisco MWR 2941-DC Number of WAN ports: 16 | |||
Total wireless data transfer rate | 5300 Mbps Best: TP-Link Talon AD7200 Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps | |||
Number of LAN ports | 6 Best: Cisco CISCO7206VXR Number of LAN ports: 60 |
Communication mode |
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Number of LAN ports | 6 |
Number of WAN ports | 1 |
USB | yes |
Total USB ports | 2 |
Number of USB 2.0 ports | 1 |
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports | 1 |
Number of USB 3.1 ports | 0 |
Width | 12.44 in |
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Height | 2.4 in |
Depth | 10.39 in |
Weight | 3.7 lb |
Number of units | 1 |
Rack-mount design | no |
Management interface | Web/network |
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6to4 | yes |
Communication protocol |
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Data link layer |
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Number of simultaneous connections | 38424 |
Wireless standards |
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Jumbo frames support | yes |
Mobile broadband support | no |
Throughput WAN-LAN | 761.0 Mbps |
VoIP (SIP) | no |
Wireless network | yes |
2.4GHz wireless network | yes |
2.4GHz data transfer rate | 1000.0 Mbps |
5GHz wireless network | yes |
5GHz data transfer rate | 4330.0 Mbps |
External antenna | yes |
Detachable antenna | no |
MIMO | yes |
Beamforming | yes |
MU-MIMO | yes |
Number of antennas | 4 |
Total wireless data transfer rate | 5300.0 Mbps |
Wireless security |
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Included flash memory | 128.0 MB |
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Maximum flash memory | 128.0 MB |
Included RAM | 512.0 MB |
Maximum RAM | 512.0 MB |
DMZ | yes |
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VPN client | yes |
Colour of product | Black |
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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 |
Designed for wall mounting | yes |
DynDNS | yes |
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Routing protocol |
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Target audience |
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Power over Ethernet (PoE) | no |
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