Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed vs TP-Link EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 6identical
  • 42known 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 594 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) (3570 Mbit/s vs 2976 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 114 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz) than the TP-Link EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) (688 Mbit/s vs 574 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 480 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz) than the TP-Link EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) (2882 Mbit/s vs 2402 Mbit/s). Ethernet LAN data rates: 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, 1000 Mbit/s on the TP-Link EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE). Placement: 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, Table on the TP-Link EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE).

  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:3570 Mbit/s
    • EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2976 Mbit/s
  • Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:688 Mbit/s
    • EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):574 Mbit/s
  • Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:2882 Mbit/s
    • EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2402 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 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
    • EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:1
    • EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):4
  • Placement
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Ceiling
    • EAP650-DESKTOP(EU) wireless access point 2976 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Table

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56 specifications
Features5 differ
2.4 GHzYesYes
5 GHzYesYes
6 GHzNoNo
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers3570 Mbit/s2976 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)Differs688 Mbit/s574 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)Differs2882 Mbit/s2402 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3bt
Channel bandwidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 MHz
MIMOKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MIMO typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMulti User MIMO
VLAN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rate limitingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Load balancingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Band steeringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Airtime Fairness (ATF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BeamFormingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Transmitting power (CE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 29 dBm
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 - 27 dBm
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000/2500Base-TUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA3802.1x RADIUS, SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, SSH, WPA-Enterprise, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Personal
Service Set Identifier (SSID) featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMultiple SSIDs
Number of SSID supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
SyslogKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management platformKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOmada
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for oneEthernet (RJ-45)Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)YesYes
DC voltage rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 A
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source17.3 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for onePoE+Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
PlacementDiffersCeilingTable
Product colourWhiteWhite
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeInternalInternal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.7 dBi
Performanceidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows10, Windows11, Linux
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, RoHS, IC
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source140 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source175 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source452 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Wireless standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%

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