Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S vs TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP has 1,679 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S (2880 Mbit/s vs 1201 Mbit/s). The TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP has 60 mm more width than the ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S (150 mm vs 90 mm). The TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP has 60 mm more depth than the ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S (150 mm vs 90 mm). Product colour: Black on the ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S, White on the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP. Product type: Mesh router on the ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S, Mesh system on the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP.

Product colour
- ZenWiFi XD4S:Black
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:White
Product type
- ZenWiFi XD4S:Mesh router
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:Mesh system
Top Wi-Fi standard
- ZenWiFi XD4S:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- ZenWiFi XD4S:1201 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:2880 Mbit/s
Width
- ZenWiFi XD4S:90 mm
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:150 mm
Depth
- ZenWiFi XD4S:90 mm
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:150 mm
Height
- ZenWiFi XD4S:85 mm
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:62 mm

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Comparison of ZenWiFi XD4S, BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP
55 specifications	A ASUS ZenWiFi XD4S View product	B TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Product typeDiffers	Mesh router	Mesh system
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum coverageKnown for one	306.58 m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmit powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dBmW
Wireless LAN features6 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1201 Mbit/s	2880 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	574 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	1201 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Security algorithmsDiffers	SSID, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-PSK, WPS	WMM, WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	VPN Client L2TP VPN Client Open VPN VPN Client PPTP VPN Server IPSec VPN Server Open VPN VPN Server PPTP	PPTP, OpenVPN, IPSec
Dynamic IPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Static IPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIMOKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Band steeringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BeamFormingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSID BroadcastKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	90 mm	150 mm
DepthDiffers	90 mm	150 mm
HeightDiffers	85 mm	62 mm
WeightKnown for one	307 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of units includedKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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