Product comparison · 2 network extenders

StarTech.com VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement vs TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s has 2,582 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the StarTech.com VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement (2882 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The StarTech.com VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement has 10,097,800 Mbit/s more Ethernet LAN data rates than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (10,100,300 Mbit/s vs 2500 Mbit/s). The StarTech.com VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (4 vs 1). Product colour: Black on the StarTech.com VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement, White on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s. AC input voltage: 100 - 240 V on the StarTech.com VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement, 100-240 V on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s.

Data transfer rate
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:300 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:10,100,300 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:4
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:1
Product colour
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:Black
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:White
AC input voltage
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:100 - 240 V
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:100-240 V
Input current
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:0.5 A
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:0.3 A
Power consumption (typical)
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:3.8 W
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:15 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement:0 - 45 °C
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of VDSL-LAN-EXTENDER-EU, BE3600
54 specifications	A StarTech.com VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit over Single Pair Wire, Up to 0.6mi (1km) Long Range LAN Repeater over Phone Line/CAT5e/CAT6, Up to 300Mbps, Replacement Model VDSL-LAN-EXTENDER-EU View product	B TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s Model BE3600 View product
Performance2 differ
Type	Network transmitter & receiver	Network transmitter & receiver
Data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,300 Mbit/s	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
Maximum transfer distanceKnown for one	1000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat5e, Cat6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	RTL8685FB-CG	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
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
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
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Input currentDiffers	0.5 A	0.3 A
Power consumption (typical)Differs	3.8 W	15 W
Power plug typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type B
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	72 mm	97 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	158 mm
WeightKnown for one	110 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Package widthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	130 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	700 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-Link Operation (MLO), 320 MHz Channel, 4K-QAM, Multi-RUs
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS, Trade Agreements Act (TAA)	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCA
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	425 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	515 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	15 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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