Product comparison · 2 network cards

TP-Link AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s vs TP-Link TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Wired
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:500 Mbit/s
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:No
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
Product colour
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:White
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black
Width
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:126 mm
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:90.8 mm
Depth
- AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:64 mm
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:60.8 mm

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Comparison of AV500+, TL-WN8200ND
58 specifications	A TP-Link AV500+ Ethernet 500 Mbit/s Model AV500+ View product	B TP-Link TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WN8200ND View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PowerPlug	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	500 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150,300 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	1024-QAM, 16-QAM, 256-QAM, 64-QAM, 8-QAM, BPSK, DQPSK, OFDM, ROBO	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	300 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna direction typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni-directional
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Transmitting power (CE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBm
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dBm
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Operating modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Infrastructure mode
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Wind
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Windows 7, Mac, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 - 70 °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%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	126 mm	90.8 mm
DepthDiffers	64 mm	60.8 mm
HeightDiffers	42 mm	24.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 g
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	USB
Resource CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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