Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

NETGEAR XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White vs TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 700 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the NETGEAR XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White (1200 Mbit/s vs 500 Mbit/s). Ethernet LAN interface type: Fast Ethernet on the NETGEAR XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White, Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) on the NETGEAR XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit.

Maximum data transfer rate
- XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White:500 Mbit/s
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1200 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White:Fast Ethernet
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White:10,100 Mbit/s
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standard
- XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

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Comparison of XWNB5221-100PAS, TL-WPA7617
32 specifications	A NETGEAR XWNB5221-100PAS PowerLine network adapter 500 Mbit/s Ethernet LAN Wi-Fi White Model XWNB5221-100PAS View product	B TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit Model TL-WPA7617 View product
Performance6 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	500 Mbit/s	1200 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Power plugKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type G
Built-in power socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OFDM
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 m
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PowerLine standardKnown for one	HomePlug AV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 W
Designidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124.1 mm
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85171800

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