Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

NETGEAR Powerline 1000 Essentials vs Zyxel PLA5206 V2

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

LED indicators
- Powerline 1000 Essentials:Yes
- PLA5206 V2:Network
Width
- Powerline 1000 Essentials:56 mm
- PLA5206 V2:63 mm
Height
- Powerline 1000 Essentials:100 mm
- PLA5206 V2:93 mm
Weight
- Powerline 1000 Essentials:109 g
- PLA5206 V2:120 g

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Comparison of Powerline 1000 Essentials, PLA5206 V2
40 specifications	A NETGEAR Powerline 1000 Essentials View product	B Zyxel PLA5206 V2 View product
Performance2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 1901
PowerLine standardDiffers	HomePlug AV1 / HomePlug Green PHY	HomePlug AV2
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 m
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 - 86 MHz
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power plugKnown for one	Type J	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Network
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC ICES, BSMI
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
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	-30 - 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	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	56 mm	63 mm
HeightDiffers	100 mm	93 mm
WeightDiffers	109 g	120 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	114 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	83 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	298 g

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