Product comparison · 2 gateways/controllers

TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller vs TP-Link Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

23specifications compared
10differ
13identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 1,744 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (2000 MB vs 256 MB). The TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s (5 vs 2). The TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller has 40 mm more depth than the TP-Link Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s (220 mm vs 180 mm). LED indicators: Activity, Link, Power, System on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller, Yes on the TP-Link Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s. Internal memory type: DDR3 on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller, DDR4 on the TP-Link Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s.

Internal memory
- AC500 Wireless Controller:256 MB
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:2000 MB
Internal memory type
- AC500 Wireless Controller:DDR3
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:DDR4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AC500 Wireless Controller:5
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:2
Input voltage
- AC500 Wireless Controller:100-240 V
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:100 - 240 V
Depth
- AC500 Wireless Controller:220 mm
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:180 mm
Width
- AC500 Wireless Controller:440 mm
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:294 mm
Cables included
- AC500 Wireless Controller:AC
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:LAN (RJ-45)
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AC500 Wireless Controller:0 - 40 °C
- Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:0 - 50 °C

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Comparison of AC500 Wireless Controller, OC300(UN)
47 specifications	A TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller View product	B TP-Link Omada OC300(UN) gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s Model OC300(UN) View product
Design1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link, Power, System	Yes
Performance2 differ
Control display unitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM Cortex
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM
Number of processors installed	1	1
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	2000 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3	DDR4
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Routing/NAT/Session Limit/Bandwidth Control VPN (IPSec/L2TP/PPTP/OpenVPN) RADIUS (Authentication/MAC Auth/Accounting) 802.1x
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VPN (IPSec/L2TP/PPTP/OpenVPN)
Security1 differ
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, SSID, WPA, WPA2	SNMP, SSH
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	2
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
Management featuresidentical
Syslog	Yes	Yes
Traffic statisticsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.8 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 W
Input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	100 - 240 V
Input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	220 mm	180 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
WidthDiffers	440 mm	294 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.91 kg
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °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%
Certificatesidentical
Certification	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, FCC, RoHS

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