Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

D-Link Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point vs LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed has 2,270 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the D-Link Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point (3570 Mbit/s vs 1300 Mbit/s). The LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed has 288 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz) than the D-Link Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point (688 Mbit/s vs 400 Mbit/s). The LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed has 2,015 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz) than the D-Link Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point (2882 Mbit/s vs 867 Mbit/s). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the D-Link Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point, 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. Security algorithms: WPA, WPA2, WPA3 on the D-Link Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point, WPA3 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
- Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point:1300 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
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)
- Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point:400 Mbit/s
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:688 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)
- Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point:867 Mbit/s
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point:10,100,1000 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
Security algorithms
- Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point:WPA, WPA2, WPA3
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:WPA3
Placement
- Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point:Pole, Wall
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Ceiling
Antenna type
- Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point:External
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Internal

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Comparison of DWL-8720AP, WAP-8171
48 specifications	A D-Link Wireless AC1300 Wave2 Dual-Band Outdoor Unified Access Point Model DWL-8720AP 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
Features5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1300 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)Differs	400 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)Differs	867 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Throughput data rateKnown for one	10136 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 - 5.85 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3af	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
Fast roamingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Band steeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Airtime Fairness (ATF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000/2500Base-T
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA3	WPA3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSID supportedKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto Wireless Distribution System (WDS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Command-line interface (CLI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
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 consumption (max)Known for one	13 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	Pole, Wall	Ceiling
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	IP67	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffers	External	Internal
Antenna direction typeKnown for one	Omni-directional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	79.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	460 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	1.38 kg	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	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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