Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz 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 BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz 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 BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz 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). 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 BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz. Product type: Rack/wall router on the NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Tabletop router on the TP-Link Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:802.11a
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3000 Mbit/s
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3570 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:600 Mbit/s
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2400 Mbit/s
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2882 Mbit/s
Product type
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Rack/wall router
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Tabletop router
Antenna design
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:External
Antennas quantity
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
Power source type
- EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:AC, DC
- Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:DC

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Comparison of EAX17, BE220W
52 specifications	A NETGEAR EAX17 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model EAX17 View product	B TP-Link Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model BE220W View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	802.11a	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3000 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	600 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	2400 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
High powerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11k	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Management featuresidentical
Number of data streamsKnown for one	4x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cloud-managedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, Dynamic PSK, WEP, WPA3	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Rack/wall router	Tabletop router
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antenna typeKnown for one	3x3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	4
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1300 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC, DC	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
System requirementsidentical
Browser supportedKnown for one	Internet Explorer 8.0, Firefox 20 or Safari 5.1 or Google Chrome 25.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	52.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	149 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	222 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	68.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS

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