Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

NETGEAR Powerline 500 vs Zyxel WAP3205 v2

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- Powerline 500:500 Mbit/s
- WAP3205 v2:300 Mbit/s
LED indicators
- Powerline 500:Yes
- WAP3205 v2:LAN, Power, WLAN, WPS
Width
- Powerline 500:74 mm
- WAP3205 v2:159 mm
Depth
- Powerline 500:45 mm
- WAP3205 v2:111 mm
Height
- Powerline 500:112 mm
- WAP3205 v2:23 mm
Weight
- Powerline 500:245 g
- WAP3205 v2:255 g

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Comparison of Powerline 500, WAP3205 v2
35 specifications	A NETGEAR Powerline 500 View product	B Zyxel WAP3205 v2 View product
Features2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	500 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
2.4 GHzKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power, WLAN, WPS
Antennaidentical
Antenna featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Detachable antenna
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	74 mm	159 mm
DepthDiffers	45 mm	111 mm
HeightDiffers	112 mm	23 mm
WeightDiffers	245 g	255 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	247 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	61 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	155 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 95%
Performanceidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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