Product comparison · 2 gateways/controllers

SilverNet SIL WAC-AX vs TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller

26specifications compared
17differ
9identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The SilverNet SIL WAC-AX has 1,150 MHz more processor frequency than the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller (1800 MHz vs 650 MHz). The SilverNet SIL WAC-AX has 1,920 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller (2048 MB vs 128 MB). The SilverNet SIL WAC-AX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller (6 vs 5). Product colour: Black, Blue on the SilverNet SIL WAC-AX, Black on the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller. LED indicators: Power, SSD on the SilverNet SIL WAC-AX, Yes on the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller.

Product colour
- SIL WAC-AX:Black, Blue
- AC50 Wireless Controller:Black
LED indicators
- SIL WAC-AX:Power, SSD
- AC50 Wireless Controller:Yes
Processor frequency
- SIL WAC-AX:1800 MHz
- AC50 Wireless Controller:650 MHz
Internal memory
- SIL WAC-AX:2048 MB
- AC50 Wireless Controller:128 MB
Internal memory type
- SIL WAC-AX:DDR
- AC50 Wireless Controller:DDR2
Ethernet LAN data rates
- SIL WAC-AX:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- AC50 Wireless Controller:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- SIL WAC-AX:6
- AC50 Wireless Controller:5
Input voltage
- SIL WAC-AX:110-240 V
- AC50 Wireless Controller:100 - 240 V

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Comparison of SIL WAC-AX, AC50
73 specifications	A SilverNet SIL WAC-AX View product	B TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller Model AC50 View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Black
Rack capacityKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enclosure materialKnown for one	Aluminum	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting typeKnown for one	Desktop/Rack mounting	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, SSD	Yes
Performance3 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel Atom®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1800 MHz	650 MHz
Number of processors installed	1	1
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	128 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR	DDR2
SSD capacityKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Web / CLI / Telnet Management, Remote Management	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DDNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP, CAPWAP Protocol	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	ACL / URL Filtering Routing / NAT / Session Limit / Bandwidth Control IPSec / L2TP / PPTP / OpenVPN Voucher / Local User / SMS / RADIUS / External Portal Server Authentication / MAC Authentication / Accounting Load Balancing / MWAN / 802.1x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.1Q	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Load balancingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Response time to ethernet pingKnown for one	0.1 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2, WPA2-AES, WPA2-TKIP	802.1x RADIUS, SSID, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MAC
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	5
Management featuresidentical
Graphical user interface (GUI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management platformKnown for one	SilverCloud	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic statisticsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SyslogKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Input voltageDiffers	110-240 V	100 - 240 V
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	300 mm	126 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	26 mm
WidthDiffers	430 mm	209 mm
WeightKnown for one	2.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers	505 mm	223 mm
Package heightDiffers	125 mm	68 mm
Package widthDiffers	380 mm	285 mm
Package type	Box	Box
Package weightDiffers	4.32 kg	1.03 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Technical detailsidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	1 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
UK Trade Tariff codeKnown for one	85176200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS

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