Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP vs TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz

23specifications compared
3differ
20identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 1,444 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP (4324 Mbit/s vs 2880 Mbit/s).

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP:2880 Mbit/s
- BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4324 Mbit/s

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Comparison of BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP, BE5000
50 specifications	A TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP View product	B TP-Link BE5000 Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model BE5000 View product
Designidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150
Transmit powerKnown for one	30 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	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)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	2880 Mbit/s	4324 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4324 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	688 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	WMM, WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal	WPA, WPA-Personal, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Personal, WPA3, WPA3-Personal
IGMP proxyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Tagged VLANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, OpenVPN, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeable viaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto upgrade wizard, Network
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Band steeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BeamFormingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parental controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSID BroadcastKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Number of units includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
Poweridentical
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source

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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