Base Station and Gateway Comparison

Comparing Aranet Base Stations and Aranet Gateways helps users understand their differences in functionality, integration support, and licensing. This enables informed decision-making and helps select the solution that best fits specific monitoring and operational needs.

For a general overview of the differences between the two devices, you can also refer to this overview document. But for a more detailed in-depth comparison, see the table below.

N/A – Not Applicable: This functionality is not supported by the device and is not planned for future implementation.

TBI – To Be Included: This functionality is not currently supported by the device but is planned for implementation in a future firmware releases.

Functionality	Configuration option / Feature	Base Station	Gateway Pro
General	Protection grade	IP67	IP20
	Power options	PoE 802.3af	5VDC, PoE 802.3af
	Coverage	3 km / 1.9 mi line fo sight	3 km / 1.9 mi line fo sight
Sensor Qty	Default	12	100
	Paid License 12-50	Yes	N/A
	Paid License 12-100	Yes	N/A
	Paid License 50-100	Yes	N/A
Sensor support	All Aranet	Yes	TBI
Virtual Sensors	Weight Sum	Yes	N/A
Sensor Name		Yes	Yes
Sensor Group		Yes	N/A
Measurement thresholds		Yes	TBI
Measurements history		Yes	N/A
System	Device Name, edit	Yes	Yes
	Region: Language	EN, LV, RU, FR, DE, ES, IT, ND, PT	EN
	Region: Selectable First Day of the Week	Mon, Sun	N/A
	Region: Temperature scale	C, F, K	C, F, K
	Region: pressure unit	hPa, mmHg, inHg, bar, psi, atm	hPa, mmHg, inHg, bar, psi, atm
	Region: Diff. pressure unit	Pa, mbar, mmH2O	Pa, mbar, mmH2O
	Region: Weight unit	kg, lb	kg, lb
	Region: Distance unit	mm, mil, cm, in, m, ft	mm, mil, cm, in, m, ft
	Region: Radon unit	Bq/m3, pCi/L	Bq/m3, pCi/L
	Region: Time fomat	12H, 24H	12H, 24H
	Region: Date format	YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, DD-MM-YYYY	YYYYMMDD, DDMMYYYY, MMDDYYYY, YYYYMMDD
	Region: Dateformat - separator	N/A	(.), (/), (-)
	Time: Editable NTP servers list	Yes	N/A
	Time: default NTP servers	0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, 2.pool.ntp.org	N/A
	Time: Zone, selectable	N/A	Yes
	Wi-Fi: AP	Yes	N/A
	Wi-Fi: Client	Yes	Yes
	Wi-Fi: Encryption	None, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	None, WEP,WPA, WPA/WPA2, WPA2, WPA2/WPA3, WPA3
	Ethernet:	DHCP, Static	DHCP, Static
	Ethernet: Static IP fallback	Yes	N/A
	LTE	TDSBOBx3	N/A
	Firmware: Check for update	Yes	Yes
	Firmware: Offline manual install	Yes	N/A
	Backup: local download/upload	Yes	TBI
	Backup: content	chanscan, favorites, Hwsettings, metadata, Modbus-autogen-layout, pacnum, sensors, users, workey	N/A
	Backup: export/import/upload to Cloud	Yes	TBI
	Tools: Reboot	SW, power	Power
	Tools: Network reset	Yes	N/A
	Tools: Factory reset	Yes	Yes
	Tools: Diagnostics	Locally downloadable/uploadable to Cloud file	Crash report to Cloud
	Paid Integrations Licenses	Yes	Yes
	Notifications: sensor alarms	Yes	TBI
	Notifications: SMS	TDSBOBx3	N/A
	Notifications: e-mails	Yes	N/A
	Radio: channel select	Yes	N/A
	Radio: channel scan	Yes	N/A
	Users:	Admins, Users	TBI: PIN lock
	SNMP	Yes	N/A
Aranet Cloud	Debug logs	Yes	TBI
	Remote management	Yes	Yes
MQTT	License	File	Virtual
	Host Address	Yes	Yes
	Port	Yes	Yes
	Protocol: v3.1	N/A	Yes
	Protocol: v3.1.1	Yes	Yes
	Protocol: V5	Yes	Yes
	Keep alive	Yes	Yes
	Authentification: Usename/Password	Yes	Yes
	QoS level: 0	Yes	Yes
	QoS level: 1	Yes	Yes
	QoS level: 2	Yes	Yes
	Editable Root topic	Yes	Yes
	Sensor measurement format: raw	Yes	Yes
	Sensor measurement format: json	Yes	Yes
	Sensor measurement format: Azure IoT Hub	Yes	TBI
	Transport protocol: TCP (mqtt)	Yes	Yes
	Transport protocol: TCP+TLS (mqtts)	Yes	Yes
	Transport protocol: Websocket (ws)	N/A	Yes
	Transport protocol: Secure websocket (wss)	N/A	Yes
	Encryption version: TLS v1.1	Yes	auto
	Encryption version: TLS v1.2	Yes	auto
	Encryption version: TLS v1.3	Yes	auto
	LWT Retain	Yes	Yes
	Validate Host certificate	Yes	Yes
Modbus TCP/IP	License	File	Virtual
	Port	Yes	Yes
	UnitID	Yes	Yes
	Default Register Layout download	Yes	Yes
	Regenerate Default Register Layout	Yes	Yes
	Custom layout file upload/download	Yes	N/A
BACnet IP	License	File	TBI
	Eth interface only	Yes
	Port	Yes
	DeviceID	Yes
	Network Number	Yes
	Location	Yes
	Allowed IP list	Yes
	Sensor measurement object type: Analog Input	Yes
	Sensor measurement object type: Analog Value	Yes
InfluxDB (standard)	License	File	TBI
	Ping interval	Yes
	Server address	Yes
	Port	Yes
	SSL	Yes
	Validate Host certificate	Yes
	Host CA certificate upload	Yes
	Organization	Yes
	Bucket	Yes
	Token	Yes
Help	Support contact details	N/A	Yes