Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

D-Link N300 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs Dell PowerConnect W-IAP104 1000 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

5 GHz
- N300 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
- PowerConnect W-IAP104 1000 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Yes
Maximum data transfer rate
- N300 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):300 Mbit/s
- PowerConnect W-IAP104 1000 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1000 Mbit/s
LED indicators
- N300 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Power, Status
- PowerConnect W-IAP104 1000 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Yes
Certification
- N300 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi Certified
- PowerConnect W-IAP104 1000 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):FCC, WiFi

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Comparison of N300, W-IAP104
34 specifications	A D-Link N300 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model N300 View product	B Dell PowerConnect W-IAP104 1000 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model W-IAP104 View product
Features3 differ
5 GHzDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4, 5 GHz
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Spread spectrum methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DSSS
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, BPSK, CCK, QPSK
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmitting powerKnown for one	26 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.5 W
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, Status	Yes
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PlacementKnown for one	Ceiling, Wall	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	3 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, IC, CE, Wi-Fi Certified	FCC, WiFi
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	132 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 g
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, HTTPS, SSID, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Service Set Identifier (SSID) featuresKnown for one	SSID broadcast on/off	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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