Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit vs TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT

34specifications compared
12differ
22identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 300 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT (1300 Mbit/s vs 1000 Mbit/s). The TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT (3 vs 1). The TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 8.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT (10.8 W vs 2.3 W). Only the TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has Wi-Fi. Security algorithms: 128-bit AES, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 on the TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit, 128-bit AES on the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT.

Maximum data transfer rate
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1300 Mbit/s
- TL-PA7017P KIT:1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:3
- TL-PA7017P KIT:1
Wi-Fi
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:Yes
- TL-PA7017P KIT:No
Power consumption (typical)
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:10.8 W
- TL-PA7017P KIT:2.3 W
Power consumption (standby)
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:5 W
- TL-PA7017P KIT:0.5 W
LED indicators
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:LAN, Power, WLAN
- TL-PA7017P KIT:LAN, PLC, Power
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:10 - 90%
- TL-PA7017P KIT:5 - 90%
Package width
- AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:230 mm
- TL-PA7017P KIT:190 mm

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Comparison of AV1300, TL-PA7017P KIT
44 specifications	A TP-Link AV1300 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit Model AV1300 View product	B TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT View product
Performance5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1300 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
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 1901, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Power plugKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type E / F
Built-in power socket	Yes	Yes
PowerLine standard	HomePlug AV2	HomePlug AV2
Modulation	OFDM	OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3	128-bit AES
Maximum operating distance	300 m	300 m
Encryption button	Yes	Yes
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
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
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	10.8 W	2.3 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	0.5 W
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WLAN	LAN, PLC, Power
Product colour	White	White
Certification	CE	CE
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 90%
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
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Packaging data2 differ
Package widthDiffers	230 mm	190 mm
Package depthDiffers	190 mm	136 mm
Package height	100 mm	100 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	2 pc(s)	2 pc(s)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85171800

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