TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP vs TP-Link Deco BE3600

Comparison of BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 AP, Deco BE3600

60 specifications	A TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 7 APView product	B TP-Link Deco BE3600View product
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
Product type	Mesh system	Mesh system
Antenna typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Antennas quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	150
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Transmit powerKnown for one	30 dBmW	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	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), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	2880 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	688 Mbit/s
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, 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	WMM, WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal	WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)	Yes	Yes
Dynamic IP	Yes	Yes
Static IP	Yes	Yes
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
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, OpenVPN, IPSec	OpenVPN Server, PPTP VPN Server, L2TP/IPSec VPN Server
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Port forwarding	Yes	Yes
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
Parental control	Yes	Yes
Parental control featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Bedtime, Custom profiles, Family online time ranking, Family time, Off time, Pause the Internet, Professional content filter library, SafeSearch, Time rewards, Weekly/monthly reports, Youtube restriction
Works with Amazon AlexaKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
SSID BroadcastKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC adapter input currentKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 A
AC input frequencyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter output voltage	12 V	12 V
AC adapter output current	1.5 A	1.5 A
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	150 mm	150 mm
Depth	150 mm	150 mm
Height	62 mm	62 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Ethernet cable	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	234 mm
Package depthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	222 mm
Package heightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package weightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.56 kg

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