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 NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 7identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 1,442 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed (5012 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The Zyxel NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 1,442 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz) than the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed (4324 Mbit/s vs 2882 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, 2500 Mbit/s on the Zyxel NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE). Security algorithms: WPA3 on the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed, WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal on the Zyxel NWA30BE 5012 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, Desk on the Zyxel NWA30BE 5012 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
    • NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):5012 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
    • NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):4324 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
    • NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2500 Mbit/s
  • Security algorithms
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:WPA3
    • NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal
  • Placement
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Ceiling
    • NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Desk
  • Antenna type
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Internal
    • NWA30BE 5012 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):External

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Comparison of WAP-8171, NWA30BE
50 specifications
Features4 differ
2.4 GHzYesYes
5 GHzYesYes
6 GHzNoNo
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers3570 Mbit/s5012 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)688 Mbit/s688 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)Differs2882 Mbit/s4324 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s2500 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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11r, IEEE 802.11v
MIMOKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MIMO typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMulti User MIMO
Fast roamingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Band steeringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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 algorithmsDiffersWPA3WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal
Management featuresidentical
Cloud-managedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
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
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
DC voltage rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.3 A
Output currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for onePoE+Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
PlacementDiffersCeilingDesk
Product colourWhiteWhite
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffersInternalExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Antenna gain level (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 dBi
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source155 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source140 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source307.3 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source175 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source240 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source640.9 g
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 pc(s)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
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 source10 - 90%

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