Product comparison · 2 gateways/controllers

SilverNet SIL WAC-AX vs TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller

25specifications compared
12differ
13identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The SilverNet SIL WAC-AX has 800 MHz more processor frequency than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (1800 MHz vs 1000 MHz). The SilverNet SIL WAC-AX has 1,792 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (2048 MB vs 256 MB). The SilverNet SIL WAC-AX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (6 vs 5). Product colour: Black, Blue on the SilverNet SIL WAC-AX, Black on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller. LED indicators: Power, SSD on the SilverNet SIL WAC-AX, Activity, Link, Power, System on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller.

Product colour
- SIL WAC-AX:Black, Blue
- AC500 Wireless Controller:Black
Processor frequency
- SIL WAC-AX:1800 MHz
- AC500 Wireless Controller:1000 MHz
Internal memory
- SIL WAC-AX:2048 MB
- AC500 Wireless Controller:256 MB
Internal memory type
- SIL WAC-AX:DDR
- AC500 Wireless Controller:DDR3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- SIL WAC-AX:6
- AC500 Wireless Controller:5
Input voltage
- SIL WAC-AX:110-240 V
- AC500 Wireless Controller:100-240 V
Depth
- SIL WAC-AX:300 mm
- AC500 Wireless Controller:220 mm
Height
- SIL WAC-AX:44.5 mm
- AC500 Wireless Controller:44 mm

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Comparison of SIL WAC-AX, AC500 Wireless Controller
69 specifications	A SilverNet SIL WAC-AX View product	B TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller 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	Activity, Link, Power, System
Performance3 differ
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	1000 MHz
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	256 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR	DDR3
SSD capacityKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Networkidentical
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, WPA2
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
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
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	220 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	44 mm
WidthDiffers	430 mm	440 mm
WeightKnown for one	2.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	505 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	125 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	380 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	4.32 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
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
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS

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