Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

TP-Link TL-WA5210G wireless access point 54 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-WA5210G wireless access point 54 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):54 Mbit/s
- 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point:300 Mbit/s
Antenna gain level (max)
- TL-WA5210G wireless access point 54 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):12 dBi
- 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point:5 dBi
Transmit power range
- TL-WA5210G wireless access point 54 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):20/27 dBm
- 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point:0 - 20 dBmW
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TL-WA5210G wireless access point 54 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):-30 - 70 °C
- 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point:0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TL-WA5210G wireless access point 54 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):5 - 95%
- 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point:5 - 90%

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Comparison of TL-WA5210G, TL-WA801ND
57 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WA5210G wireless access point 54 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model TL-WA5210G View product	B TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N Access Point Model TL-WA801ND View product
Features3 differ
2.4 GHz	Yes	Yes
5 GHzKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
6 GHzKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	54 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Frequency band	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
ModulationDiffers	DBPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Receiver sensitivityDiffers	802.11g 54M: -76dBm 48M: -78dBm 36M: -82dBm 12M: -91dBm 9M:-92dBm, 802.11b 11M:-90dBm 5.5M:-92dBm 1M:-98dBm	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) type supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive PoE
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 A
Output power descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC / 0.85A
Power requirementsKnown for one	12VDC / 1.0A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
PlacementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Table
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal	No	No
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna direction typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni-directional
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)Differs	12 dBi	5 dBi
Antenna connector type	RP-SMA	RP-SMA
Performanceidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 MAC OS NetWare UNIX Linux
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	181 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	265 x 120 x 83 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	223 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Transmit power rangeDiffers	20/27 dBm	0 - 20 dBmW
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Horizontal beam widthKnown for one	30°	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	50000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Vertical beam widthKnown for one	60°	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity LEDsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%

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