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Zyxel NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) vs Zyxel NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point

16specifications compared
14differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 46 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Zyxel NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point (100 Mbit/s vs 54 Mbit/s). The Zyxel NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the Zyxel NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point (20 - 90% vs 10 - 90%). Frequency band: 2.412 - 2.472 GHz on the Zyxel NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE), 2.4, 5 GHz on the Zyxel NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point. Modulation: 16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DQPSK, QPSK on the Zyxel NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE), 16-QAM, 64-QAM, DQPSK, QPSK on the Zyxel NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point. Dimensions (WxDxH): 152 x 92 x 45 mm on the Zyxel NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE), 256 x 246 x 82 mm on the Zyxel NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point.

Maximum data transfer rate
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):100 Mbit/s
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:54 Mbit/s
Frequency band
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):2.412 - 2.472 GHz
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:2.4, 5 GHz
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):152 x 92 x 45 mm
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:256 x 246 x 82 mm
Weight
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):180 g
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:2 kg
Indoor range
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):150m
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:11g: 100m 11a: 80m
Outdoor range
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):500m
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:11g: 400m 11a: 200m
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):20 - 90%
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE):10 - 50 °C
- NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point:-40 - 60 °C

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Comparison of NWA-1100, NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point
27 specifications	A Zyxel NWA-1100 100 Mbit/s Power over Ethernet (PoE) Model NWA-1100 View product	B Zyxel NWA-3550 Dual Radio 802.11a/b/g Outdoor Access Point View product
Features3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	54 Mbit/s
Frequency bandDiffers	2.412 - 2.472 GHz	2.4, 5 GHz
ModulationDiffers	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DQPSK, QPSK	16-QAM, 64-QAM, DQPSK, QPSK
2.4 GHzKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
5 GHzKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	PEAP	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, EAP-TLS, PEAP, TTLS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	EMC: - FCC Part 15B - EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1: 08-2002 - EN 301 489-1 V1.5.1: 11-2004 - ICES-003 Radio: - FCC Part 15C 15.247 - ETSI EN 300 328 - DGT LP0002 - Industry Canada RSS-210 - CISPR22 - SRRC & CCC	- FCC Part 15C 15.247 - FCC Part 15E 15.407 - ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1 - ETSI EN 301893 V1.2.4 - DGT LP0002 - Industry Canada RSS-210 - AS/NZS 4268 - FCC Part 15B - EN 301 489-17 V1.2.1: 08-2002 - EN 301 489-1 V1.5.1: 11-2004 - EN 55022: 2006 - ICES-003 - AS/NZS CISPR22 - EN 60950-1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	152 x 92 x 45 mm	256 x 246 x 82 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	2 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	750 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b: CCK: 11/ 5.5Mbps, DQPSK: 2Mbps, DBPSK: 1 Mbps; IEEE 802.11g: 64-QAM: 54/ 48Mbps, 16-QAM: 36/ 24Mbps, QPSK: 18/ 12Mbps, BPSK: 9/ 6Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indoor rangeDiffers	150m	11g: 100m 11a: 80m
Outdoor rangeDiffers	500m	11g: 400m 11a: 200m
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3af	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11 b/g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	275 x 147 x 100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	EN 60950-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless standardKnown for one	IEEE 802.11 b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 50 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%

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