Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT vs TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT

29specifications compared
6differ
23identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT. Power plug: Type C on the TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT, Type E on the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT. Mac operating systems supported: MacOS on the TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT, Yes on the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Power plug
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:Type C
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:Type E
Mac operating systems supported
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:MacOS
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:Yes

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Comparison of TL-WPA1000 KIT, TL-WPA7817 KIT
40 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT View product	B TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT View product
Performance4 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 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) ports	1	1
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11ad, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1201 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Power plugDiffers	Type C	Type E
Built-in power socket	Yes	Yes
PowerLine standard	HomePlug AV2	HomePlug AV2
Modulation	OFDM	OFDM
Security algorithms	128-bit AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	128-bit AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Maximum operating distance	300 m	300 m
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Antenna type	Internal	Internal
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Product colour	White	White
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	MacOS	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.9 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149 mm
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificates	CE, RoHS	CE, RoHS
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Package widthKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	190 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	580 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per pack	2 pc(s)	2 pc(s)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)

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