Product comparison · 2 wireless access points

TP-Link TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs Zyxel NWA5123-AC (8 pack)

22specifications compared
14differ
8identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

5 GHz
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):Yes
Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):450 Mbit/s
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):1200 Mbit/s
Power consumption (typical)
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):5.8 W
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):9 W
Placement
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):Table, Wall
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):Ceiling, Wall
Internal
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):No
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):Yes
Antenna gain level (max)
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):5 dBi
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):4 dBi
Width
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):194.8 mm
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):130 mm
Depth
- TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE):129.9 mm
- NWA5123-AC (8 pack):130 mm

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Comparison of TL-WA901ND, NWA5123-AC (8 pack)
57 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WA901ND 450 Mbit/s White Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model TL-WA901ND View product	B Zyxel NWA5123-AC (8 pack)View product
Features3 differ
2.4 GHz	Yes	Yes
5 GHzDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	450 Mbit/s	1200 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	450 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency bandKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3ac
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, BPSK, CCK, DPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	WEP, WPA, WPA2-PSK
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Service Set Identifier (SSID) featuresKnown for one	SSID broadcast on/off	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSID supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
WAN connectionKnown for one	Ethernet (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	5.8 W	9 W
Design2 differ
PlacementDiffers	Table, Wall	Ceiling, Wall
Product colour	White	White
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna featuresKnown for one	Detachable antenna	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	5 dBi	4 dBi
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	RP-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP,WPA,WPA2-PSK
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	194.8 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	129.9 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	36.2 mm	54.7 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 g
Packaging dataidentical
CD manualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	278 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	209 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PoE adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Management featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown 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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