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 Zyxel NWA240BE White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Zyxel NWA240BE White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 6 GHz. Only the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed has DC-in jack. 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, Ceiling, Wall on the Zyxel NWA240BE White Power over Ethernet (PoE).

6 GHz
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:No
- NWA240BE White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Yes
DC-in jack
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Yes
- NWA240BE White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
Placement
- WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Ceiling
- NWA240BE White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Ceiling, Wall

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Comparison of WAP-8171, NWA240BE
26 specifications	A 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	B Zyxel NWA240BE White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model NWA240BE View product
Features2 differ
6 GHzDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	3570 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)Known for one	688 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)Known for one	2882 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000/2500Base-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIMOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIMO typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi User MIMO
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackDiffers	Yes	No
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for one	PoE+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 A
Design1 differ
PlacementDiffers	Ceiling	Ceiling, Wall
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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