Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

TP-Link TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs Zyxel NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE)

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):150 Mbit/s
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):10,100 Mbit/s
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Frequency band
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2.412 - 2.472 GHz
Antennas quantity
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):1
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):2
Antenna gain level (max)
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):12 dBi
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):4.5 dBi
Width
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):265 mm
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):130 mm
Depth
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):120 mm
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):130 mm
Height
- TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):83 mm
- NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):54.5 mm

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Comparison of TL-WA7210N, NWA5121-NI
42 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WA7210N wireless access point 150 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model TL-WA7210N View product	B Zyxel NWA5121-NI 300 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model NWA5121-NI View product
Features4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Frequency bandDiffers	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.412 - 2.472 GHz
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1ag, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
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
Transmitting powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBmW
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	802.11n 150M: -76dBm 121.5M: -78dBm 108M: -80dBm 81M: -84dBm 54M:-87dBm 40.5M:-91dBm 27M:-92dBm 13.5M:-95dBm 802.11g 54M: -79dBm 48M: -81dBm 36M: -85dBm 12M: -92dBm 6M:-95dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Number of SSID supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Command-line interface (CLI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Integrated antenna
Antennas quantityDiffers	1	2
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	12 dBi	4.5 dBi
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	265 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	83 mm	54.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	610 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	282 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	207 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	71 mm
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 70 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Performanceidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7/8, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	150 m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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