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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer GE230

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 5identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 570 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (3570 Mbit/s vs 3000 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 88 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (688 Mbit/s vs 600 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 482 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (2882 Mbit/s vs 2400 Mbit/s). Only the TP-Link Archer GE230 has USB port. Top Wi-Fi standard: 802.11a on the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • 802.11a
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 3000 Mbit/s
    • 3570 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi standards
    • 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 600 Mbit/s
    • 688 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 2400 Mbit/s
    • 2882 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
  • USB port
    • No
    • Yes
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • External

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55 specifications
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NETGEAR

EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model EAX17

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TP-Link

Archer GE230View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANKnown for oneNo
WAN connection typeKnown for oneRJ-45
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers802.11aWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs3000 Mbit/s3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11gWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs600 Mbit/s688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs2400 Mbit/s2882 Mbit/s
High powerKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11k
Auto-sensingKnown for oneYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one1
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one1000,2500 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
Port triggeringKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one5
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonYesYes
WPS push buttonYesYes
Number of data streamsKnown for one4x4
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit AES, Dynamic PSK, WEP, WPA3WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for oneRack/wall router
Product colourKnown for oneWhite
LED indicatorsKnown for oneActivity
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna typeKnown for one3x3
Antennas quantityDiffers34
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1300 MHz
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneAC, DC
System requirementsidentical
Browser supportedKnown for oneInternet Explorer 8.0, Firefox 20 or Safari 5.1 or Google Chrome 25.0
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers52.3 mm153.1 mm
HeightDiffers149 mm58.6 mm
WeightKnown for one222 g
WidthDiffers68.4 mm266.8 mm
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C

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