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 NWA55BE 5100 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 7identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel NWA55BE 5100 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 1,530 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 (5100 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The Zyxel NWA55BE 5100 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). 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, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3, 802.1x RADIUS on the Zyxel NWA55BE 5100 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, Wall on the Zyxel NWA55BE 5100 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE). Antenna type: Internal on the LevelOne WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed, External on the Zyxel NWA55BE 5100 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
    • NWA55BE 5100 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):5100 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
    • NWA55BE 5100 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):4324 Mbit/s
  • Placement
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Ceiling
    • NWA55BE 5100 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Wall
  • Antenna type
    • WAP-8171 BE3600 Dual Band Wi-Fi 7 PoE Wireless Access Point, 1 × 2.5GbE WAN Port, Ceiling Mount, Controller Managed:Internal
    • NWA55BE 5100 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):External

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Comparison of WAP-8171, NWA55BE
54 specifications
Features3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers3570 Mbit/s5100 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)Differs2882 Mbit/s4324 Mbit/s
BandwidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.24 GHz
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 802.11be, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3bt
Fast roamingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wireless isolationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Band steeringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cellular Coexistence Filter (CCF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Transmitting powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 dBmW
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source631165 h
Receiver sensitivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMin. Rx sensitivity up to -99 dBm
6 GHzKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000/2500Base-TUnknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA3WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3, 802.1x RADIUS
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto Wireless Distribution System (WDS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management featuresidentical
Command-line interface (CLI)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cloud-managedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
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 consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for onePoE+Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
PlacementDiffersCeilingWall
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIP55
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDetachable antenna
Antennas quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Antenna gain level (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 dBi
Performanceidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFederal Communications Commission (FCC)
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC Part 15C, FCC Part 15E, FCC Part 2.1091, ETSI EN 300 328, EN 301 893, Draft EN 303 687, EN 50385, EN 50665, EN IEC 62311, LP0002, FCC Part 15B, EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-17, EN55032, EN55035, EN61000-3-2/-3, EN60601-1-2, BSMI CNS15936, EN 62368-1, IEC 62368-1, BSMI CNS15598-1
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source308 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source136.4 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source49.6 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source575.6 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source221 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source188 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source59 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source984.5 g
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 source-25 - 65 °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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