Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

D-Link DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 30 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed (3600 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The D-Link DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed (5 vs 1). Ethernet LAN data rates: 1000,2500 Mbit/s on the D-Link DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE), 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s on the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed. Placement: Wall on the D-Link DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE), Ceiling on the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed.

Maximum data transfer rate
- DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):3600 Mbit/s
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:3570 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1000,2500 Mbit/s
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):5
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:1
Placement
- DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Wall
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Ceiling

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Comparison of DAP-E3620W, WAP-8171
50 specifications	A D-Link DAP-E3620W wireless access point 3600 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model DAP-E3620W View product	B LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed Model WAP-8171 View product
Features3 differ
2.4 GHz	Yes	Yes
5 GHz	Yes	Yes
6 GHz	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	3600 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)	688 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)	2882 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000,2500 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 - 5.85 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3az	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
MIMOKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIMO typeKnown for one	Multi User MIMO	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless isolationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Band steeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmitting powerKnown for one	24 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000/2500Base-T
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithms	WPA3	WPA3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Service Set Identifier (SSID) featuresKnown for one	Multiple SSIDs, SSID broadcast	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSID supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Wireless Distribution System (WDS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	IPv4/IPv6 access-control list (ACL)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Command-line interface (CLI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power consumption (max)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PoE+
Design1 differ
PlacementDiffers	Wall	Ceiling
Product colour	White	White
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	PoE, Power, Status, Uplink, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna type	Internal	Internal
Antennas quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	3.3 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	86 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	29 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	260 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 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

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