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 NWA50BE 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

16specifications compared
4differ
12identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel NWA50BE 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 754 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 (4324 Mbit/s vs 3570 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, 1000,2500 Mbit/s on the Zyxel NWA50BE 4324 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 on the Zyxel NWA50BE 4324 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
- NWA50BE 4324 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
- NWA50BE 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1000,2500 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
- NWA50BE 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):WPA, WPA2, WPA3

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Comparison of WAP-8171, NWA50BE
46 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 NWA50BE 4324 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model NWA50BE View product
Features3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	3570 Mbit/s	4324 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	1000,2500 Mbit/s
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 802.11k, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11r, IEEE 802.11v, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3bt
MIMOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIMO typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi User MIMO
Fast roamingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)Known for one	2882 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000/2500Base-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA3	WPA, WPA2, WPA3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto Wireless Distribution System (WDS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Cloud-managedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
DC voltage rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 A
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for one	PoE+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	412 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	168 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	785 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%

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