Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

NETGEAR WAC720 867 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs NETGEAR WAC740 1700 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

33specifications compared
7differ
26identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- WAC720 867 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):867 Mbit/s
- WAC740 1700 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1700 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- WAC720 867 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):1
- WAC740 1700 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2
Power consumption (typical)
- WAC720 867 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):11 W
- WAC740 1700 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):17.9 W
Placement
- WAC720 867 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Ceiling, Table, Wall
- WAC740 1700 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Table
Antennas quantity
- WAC720 867 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2
- WAC740 1700 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):4

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Comparison of WAC720, WAC740
42 specifications	A NETGEAR WAC720 867 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model WAC720 View product	B NETGEAR WAC740 1700 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model WAC740 View product
Features2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	867 Mbit/s	1700 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SSH, SSL/TLS, WPA, WPA2	EAP, EAP-TLS, PEAP, WPA, WPA2
VPN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Service Set Identifier (SSID) featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSID broadcast on/off
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1, v2c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	11 W	17.9 W
Design1 differ
PlacementDiffers	Ceiling, Table, Wall	Table
Antenna1 differ
Antenna featuresKnown for one	Integrated antenna	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	4
Number of connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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