Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

Dell PowerConnect W-IAP175P 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs Linksys RE3000W 300 Mbit/s White

6specifications compared
2differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Frequency band
- PowerConnect W-IAP175P 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2.4 - 5 GHz
- RE3000W 300 Mbit/s White:2.4 GHz
Internal
- PowerConnect W-IAP175P 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
- RE3000W 300 Mbit/s White:Yes

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Comparison of W-IAP175P, RE3000W
29 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect W-IAP175P 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model W-IAP175P View product	B Linksys RE3000W 300 Mbit/s White Model RE3000W View product
Features1 differ
2.4 GHz	Yes	Yes
5 GHzKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandDiffers	2.4 - 5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spread spectrum methodKnown for one	DSSS	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	16-QAM, 64-QAM, BPSK, CCK, QPSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	18 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colour	White	White
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	240 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	105 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	60 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	3.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Integrated antenna
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performanceidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1 Windows 7 Windows 8 Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 Mac Snow Leopard 10.6.1 Mac Lion 10.7 Mac Moutain Lion 10.8
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 8 Safari 5 Chrome Firefox 8

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