Product comparison · 2 gateways/controllers

TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller vs Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

22specifications compared
14differ
8identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 3,872 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller (4000 MB vs 128 MB). The Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller (6 vs 5). The Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 124 mm more depth than the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller (250 mm vs 126 mm). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s. Input voltage: 100 - 240 V on the TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller, 100-240 V on the Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s.

Internal memory
- AC50 Wireless Controller:128 MB
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:4000 MB
Ethernet LAN data rates
- AC50 Wireless Controller:10,100 Mbit/s
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AC50 Wireless Controller:5
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:6
Input voltage
- AC50 Wireless Controller:100 - 240 V
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:100-240 V
Depth
- AC50 Wireless Controller:126 mm
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:250 mm
Height
- AC50 Wireless Controller:26 mm
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:44 mm
Width
- AC50 Wireless Controller:209 mm
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:430 mm
Package depth
- AC50 Wireless Controller:223 mm
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:392 mm

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Comparison of AC50, NSG300
50 specifications	A TP-Link AC50 Wireless Controller Model AC50 View product	B Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s Model NSG300 View product
Designidentical
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Control display unitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	4000 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	650 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, L2TP over IPSec
Security1 differ
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, SSID, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	3DES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	MAC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	6
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Syslog	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100-240 V
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 A
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	199.61 BTU/h
Input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	126 mm	250 mm
HeightDiffers	26 mm	44 mm
WidthDiffers	209 mm	430 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers	223 mm	392 mm
Package heightDiffers	68 mm	163 mm
Package widthDiffers	285 mm	519 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.03 kg	4.8 kg
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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