Product comparison · 2 network extenders

TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s vs TP-Link RE800BE network extender Network repeater

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link RE800BE network extender Network repeater has 6 more antennas quantity than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (8 vs 2). The TP-Link RE800BE network extender Network repeater has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (3 vs 1). The TP-Link RE800BE network extender Network repeater has 8 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (23 W vs 15 W). Type: Network transmitter & receiver on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s, Network repeater on the TP-Link RE800BE network extender Network repeater. Antenna type: External on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s, Internal on the TP-Link RE800BE network extender Network repeater.

Antennas quantity
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:8
Antenna type
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:External
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:Internal
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:1
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:3
AC input voltage
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:100-240 V
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:100 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:15 W
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:23 W
Width
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:97 mm
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:302 mm
Depth
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:46 mm
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:262.5 mm
Height
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:158 mm
- RE800BE network extender Network repeater:96 mm

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Comparison of BE3600, RE800BE
39 specifications	A TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s Model BE3600 View product	B TP-Link RE800BE network extender Network repeater Model RE800BE View product
Performance1 differ
TypeDiffers	Network transmitter & receiver	Network repeater
Data transfer rateKnown for one	2882 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	2500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	MacOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedKnown for one	Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0, or other Java-enabled browser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	8
Antenna typeDiffers	External	Internal
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	30 dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
BandwidthKnown for one	0.32 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA3	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA3
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	100 - 240 V
Input currentKnown for one	0.3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	15 W	23 W
Power plug typeKnown for one	Type B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	97 mm	302 mm
DepthDiffers	46 mm	262.5 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	96 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Multi-Link Operation (MLO), 320 MHz Channel, 4K-QAM, Multi-RUs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCA	CE, RoHS
Management featuresidentical
Wireless meshingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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