| Type |
Network transmitter & receiver
|
|---|---|
| Data transfer rate |
1750 Mbit/s
|
| Ethernet LAN data rates |
10,100,1000 Mbit/s
|
| Jumbo frames support |
Yes
73% have it
|
| Auto-negotiation |
Yes
60% have it
|
| VLAN tagging |
Yes
81% have it
|
| Duplex system |
Full
|
| Flow control support |
Yes
70% have it
|
| Plug and Play |
Yes
76% have it
|
| Windows operating systems supported |
Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
|
| Mac compatibility |
Yes
83% have it
|
| Mac operating systems supported |
Yes
74% have it
|
| Linux operating systems supported |
Yes
84% have it
|
| Browser supported |
Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0, or other Java-enabled browser
|
| Antennas quantity |
3
|
|---|---|
| Antenna type |
External
|
| Cabling technology |
10/100/1000Base-T(X)
|
|---|---|
| Networking standards |
IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
|
| Wi-Fi |
Yes
85% have it
|
| Wi-Fi standards |
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
|
| Wi-Fi data rate (max) |
1750 Mbit/s
|
| Wi-Fi band |
Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
|
| Security algorithms |
64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
|
| Automatic channel selection |
Yes
70% have it
|
| Quality of Service (QoS) support |
Yes
82% have it
|
| Web-based management |
Yes
91% have it
|
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports |
1
|
|---|
| Product colour |
White
|
|---|---|
| Housing material |
Plastic
|
| LED indicators |
LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
|
| Certification |
CE,RoHS
|
| AC input voltage |
100 - 240 V
|
|---|---|
| AC input frequency |
50 - 60 Hz
|
| Power consumption (typical) |
10
W
52% better than others
|
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
0 - 40 °C
|
|---|---|
| Storage temperature (T-T) |
-40 - 70 °C
|
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
10 - 90%
|
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) |
5 - 90%
|
| Width |
163
mm
60% better than others
|
|---|---|
| Depth |
76.4
mm
41% better than others
|
| Height |
66.5
mm
40% better than others
|
| Quick start guide |
Yes
65% have it
|
|---|
| Package type |
Box
|
|---|---|
| Package width |
208
mm
84% better than others
|
| Package depth |
125
mm
53% better than others
|
| Package height |
86
mm
90% better than others
|
| Compliance certificates |
RoHS
|
|---|
| Harmonized System (HS) code |
85176990
33% better than others
|
|---|
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