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TP-Link TL-WR841N vs TP-Link TL-WR842ND

7.56 in
1.3 in
TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
TP-Link TL-WR841N
7.56 in
1.3 in
TP-Link TL-WR842ND Router
TP-Link TL-WR842ND
Available colors
User rating
186
3.6 out of 5
186 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
3 %
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USBnoyes

Design

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
White
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
Width7.56 in7.56 in
Height1.3 in1.3 in
Depth5.28 in5.12 in
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverNoVia USB

Communication

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz wireless networknono
External antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2

Compatibility

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
DynDNSyesyes
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt

Memory

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
Included flash memory4.0 MB8.0 MB
Maximum flash memory4.0 MB8.0 MB
Included RAM32.0 MB32.0 MB
Maximum RAM32.0 MB32.0 MB

Security

TP-Link TL-WR841NTP-Link TL-WR841N
TP-Link TL-WR842NDTP-Link TL-WR842ND
DMZyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnoyes

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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