Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit vs TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT

29specifications compared
11differ
18identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 200 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT (1200 Mbit/s vs 1000 Mbit/s). The TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT has 8.5 mm more width than the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit (78 mm vs 69.5 mm). The TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit has 1.1 mm more depth than the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT (35 mm vs 33.9 mm). Only the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT has built-in power socket. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT.

Maximum data transfer rate
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1200 Mbit/s
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:1000 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standard
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Power plug
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:Type G
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:Type E
Built-in power socket
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:No
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:Yes
Width
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:69.5 mm
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:78 mm
Depth
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:35 mm
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:33.9 mm
Height
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:124.1 mm
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:149 mm
Quantity per pack
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1 pc(s)
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:2 pc(s)

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Comparison of TL-WPA7617, TL-WPA7817 KIT
38 specifications	A TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit Model TL-WPA7617 View product	B TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT View product
Performance6 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1200 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, 802.11b, 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 bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 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 G	Type E
Built-in power socketDiffers	No	Yes
PowerLine standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	69.5 mm	78 mm
DepthDiffers	35 mm	33.9 mm
HeightDiffers	124.1 mm	149 mm
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificates	CE, RoHS	CE, RoHS
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging content1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	1 pc(s)	2 pc(s)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	6.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85171800	Unknown — not stated by the source

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