Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

Dahua Technology PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs TP-Link EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

22specifications compared
15differ
7identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 4,024 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Dahua Technology PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) (4324 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The TP-Link EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 388 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz) than the Dahua Technology PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) (688 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The Dahua Technology PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) (2 vs 1). Only the TP-Link EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 5 GHz. Supported network protocols: TCP/UDP/ARP/ICMP/DHCP/HTTP/NTP on the Dahua Technology PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE), IPv4/IPv6 on the TP-Link EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE).

5 GHz
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Yes
Maximum data transfer rate
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):300 Mbit/s
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):4324 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):300 Mbit/s
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):688 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1
Power consumption (max)
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):8 W
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):17.83 W
Placement
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Wall
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Ceiling, Wall
Width
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):150 mm
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):160 mm
Depth
- PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):32 mm
- EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):160 mm

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Comparison of PFM885-I, EAP720
69 specifications	A Dahua Technology PFM885-I 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model PFM885-I View product	B TP-Link EAP720 wireless access point 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model EAP720 View product
Features3 differ
2.4 GHz	Yes	Yes
5 GHzDiffers	No	Yes
6 GHz	No	No
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	4324 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)Differs	300 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4324 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2500 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11r, IEEE 802.11v, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3x
Coverage areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 m²
Channel bandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 MHz
Spread spectrum methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OFDMA
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Airtime Fairness (ATF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BeamFormingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum Tx power (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 dBmW
Maximum Tx power (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 dBmW
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	11b: -97dBm@ 1Mbps; 11g: -94dBm@6Mbps; 11n: -72dBm@MCS7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	CCMP, TKIP, WPA-PSK, WPA2	EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST, EAP-GTC, EAP-MD5, EAP-PEAP, EAP-SIM, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP, PPSK, SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, SSH, SSID, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Schedule accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/UDP/ARP/ICMP/DHCP/HTTP/NTP	IPv4/IPv6
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access point managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi schedule
Cloud-managedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SyslogKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PoE+
DC voltage range	12 V	12 V
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	8 W	17.83 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	48 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	0.25 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
PlacementDiffers	Wall	Ceiling, Wall
Product colour	White	White
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna type	Internal	Internal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	6 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 MB
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Industry Canada (IC), RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	150 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	32 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	150 mm	36.7 mm
WeightDiffers	500 g	410 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	792 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mounting kitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 80 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%

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