Product comparison · 2 network extenders

ATEN VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black vs TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s has 2,871.8 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the ATEN VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black (2882 Mbit/s vs 10.2 Mbit/s). The ATEN VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black has 7 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (8 vs 1). The TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s has 13.9 W more power consumption (typical) than the ATEN VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black (15 W vs 1.1 W). Product colour: Black on the ATEN VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black, White on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s. AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V on the ATEN VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black, 100-240 V on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s.

Data transfer rate
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:10.2 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:8
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:1
Product colour
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:Black
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:White
AC input voltage
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:100 - 240 V
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:100-240 V
AC input frequency
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:50 - 60 Hz
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:50/60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:1.1 W
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:15 W
Storage temperature (T-T)
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:-20 - 60 °C
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:-40 - 70 °C
Width
- VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black:161 mm
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:97 mm

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Comparison of VE44PB-AT-E, BE3600
53 specifications	A ATEN VE44PB-AT-E network extender Network transmitter & receiver Black Model VE44PB-AT-E View product	B TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s Model BE3600 View product
Performance1 differ
Type	Network transmitter & receiver	Network transmitter & receiver
Data transfer rateDiffers	10.2 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 Mbit/s
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0, or other Java-enabled browser
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dBm
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.32 GHz
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA3
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3af	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	8	1
RJ-45 ports quantity (transmitter)Known for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 A
Power consumption (typical)Differs	1.1 W	15 W
Power plug typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type B
Power consumption (max)Known for one	1.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	15.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-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%
Operating temperature (transmitter)Known for one	0 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (transmitter)Known for one	0 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	161 mm	97 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	46 mm
HeightDiffers	41 mm	158 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.56 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-Link Operation (MLO), 320 MHz Channel, 4K-QAM, Multi-RUs
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCA

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