Product comparison · 2 gateways/controllers

TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller vs Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 3,744 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (4000 MB vs 256 MB). The Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (6 vs 5). The Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 30 mm more depth than the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller (250 mm vs 220 mm). LED indicators: Activity, Link, Power, System on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller, Yes on the Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller, -30 - 70 °C on the Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s.

Internal memory
- AC500 Wireless Controller:256 MB
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:4000 MB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AC500 Wireless Controller:5
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:6
Depth
- AC500 Wireless Controller:220 mm
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:250 mm
Width
- AC500 Wireless Controller:440 mm
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:430 mm
Storage temperature (T-T)
- AC500 Wireless Controller:-40 - 70 °C
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:-30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- AC500 Wireless Controller:5 - 90%
- NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:10 - 90%

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Comparison of AC500 Wireless Controller, NSG300
48 specifications	A TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller View product	B Zyxel NSG300 gateway/controller 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s Model NSG300 View product
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link, Power, System	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
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	4000 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1000 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	DDR3	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
Networkidentical
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, WPA2	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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	6
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
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 & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	220 mm	250 mm
WidthDiffers	440 mm	430 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	392 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	519 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 kg
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
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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