Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit vs TP-Link TL-PA4020P KIT V2

29specifications compared
13differ
16identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 700 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link TL-PA4020P KIT V2 (1300 Mbit/s vs 600 Mbit/s). The TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TL-PA4020P KIT V2 (3 vs 2). The TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 7.8 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link TL-PA4020P KIT V2 (10.8 W vs 3 W). Only the TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has Wi-Fi. Ethernet LAN interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit, Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-PA4020P KIT V2.

Maximum data transfer rate
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1300 Mbit/s
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:600 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:3
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:2
Wi-Fi
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:Yes
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:No
PowerLine standard
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:HomePlug AV2
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:HomePlug AV
Power consumption (typical)
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:10.8 W
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:3 W
LED indicators
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:LAN, Power, WLAN
- TL-PA4020P KIT V2:Yes

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Comparison of AV1300, TL-PA4020P KIT V2
42 specifications	A TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit Model AV1300 View product	B TP-Link TL-PA4020P KIT V2 View product
Performance8 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1300 Mbit/s	600 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300,867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
PowerLine standardDiffers	HomePlug AV2	HomePlug AV
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3	128-bit AES
Encryption buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10.8 W	3 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WLAN	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 90%
Packaging data2 differ
Package widthDiffers	230 mm	190 mm
Package depthDiffers	190 mm	125 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 mm

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