Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

D-Link DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs NETGEAR WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

23specifications compared
14differ
9identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

5 GHz
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Yes
Maximum data transfer rate
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):300 Mbit/s
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1300 Mbit/s
Frequency band
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2.4, 5 GHz
DC-in jack
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Yes
Input current
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1 A
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2.5 A
LED indicators
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Power, Status
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Activity, LAN, Link, Power
Antennas quantity
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1
Antenna gain level (max)
- DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):3 dBi
- WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):6 dBi

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Comparison of DAP-2230, WAC730
62 specifications	A D-Link DAP-2230 wireless access point 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model DAP-2230 View product	B NETGEAR WAC730 1300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model WAC730 View product
Features4 differ
2.4 GHz	Yes	Yes
5 GHzDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandDiffers	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.4, 5 GHz
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SSH, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA2
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSID supportedKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
DC-in jackDiffers	No	Yes
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Power1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
AC input voltage	12 V	12 V
Input currentDiffers	1 A	2.5 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	5.76 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.9 W
Design1 differ
Product colour	White	White
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, Status	Activity, LAN, Link, Power
Internal	No	No
Antenna2 differ
Antenna features	Integrated antenna	Integrated antenna
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	1
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	3 dBi	6 dBi
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMA
Technical detailsidentical
Master (outer) cases per pallet (air)Known for one	54 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet (sea)Known for one	54 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross lengthKnown for one	120 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weight (air)Known for one	443 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross weight (sea)Known for one	443 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet gross widthKnown for one	110 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (air)Known for one	2.1 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pallet height (sea)Known for one	2.1 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (air)Known for one	1080 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per pallet (sea)Known for one	1080 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per shipping (inner) caseKnown for one	20 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shipping (inner) case gross weightKnown for one	7.87 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shipping (inner) case heightKnown for one	32.7 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shipping (inner) case lengthKnown for one	33.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shipping (inner) case net weightKnown for one	4.6 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Shipping (inner) case widthKnown for one	32.4 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, IC, CE, UL, Wi-Fi® Certified	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	197 mm
DepthDiffers	129 mm	197 mm
HeightDiffers	29 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	213.6 g	726 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	144 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	158 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	59 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	350 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mounting kit	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2c
Performanceidentical
High powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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