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TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller vs Zyxel P-791R v3

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel P-791R v3 (5 vs 1). The TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller has 66 mm more depth than the Zyxel P-791R v3 (220 mm vs 154 mm). The TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller has 4 mm more height than the Zyxel P-791R v3 (44 mm vs 40 mm). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller, 10,100 Mbit/s on the Zyxel P-791R v3. Console port: RJ-45 on the TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller, RS-232 on the Zyxel P-791R v3.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- AC500 Wireless Controller:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- P-791R v3:10,100 Mbit/s
Console port
- AC500 Wireless Controller:RJ-45
- P-791R v3:RS-232
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AC500 Wireless Controller:5
- P-791R v3:1
Depth
- AC500 Wireless Controller:220 mm
- P-791R v3:154 mm
Height
- AC500 Wireless Controller:44 mm
- P-791R v3:40 mm
Width
- AC500 Wireless Controller:440 mm
- P-791R v3:211 mm
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AC500 Wireless Controller:0 - 40 °C
- P-791R v3:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- AC500 Wireless Controller:-40 - 70 °C
- P-791R v3:-20 - 70 °C

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Comparison of AC500 Wireless Controller, P-791R v3
39 specifications	A TP-Link AC500 Wireless Controller View product	B Zyxel P-791R v3 View product
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link, Power, System	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP v1 and v2, ARP, RIP v1, RIP v2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, SSID, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Console portDiffers	RJ-45	RS-232
Number of console ports	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL (RJ-11)
Management featuresidentical
Syslog	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	220 mm	154 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	40 mm
WidthDiffers	440 mm	211 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	420 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	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
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 95%
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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