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# Base Station and Gateway Functional 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](https://assets.aranet.com/documents/Base_Comparison_Update_270326.pdf). But for a more detailed in-depth comparison, see the table below.

{% hint style="info" %}
**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.
{% endhint %}

<table data-header-hidden="false" data-header-sticky data-first-column-sticky><thead><tr><th>Functionality</th><th width="324.99993896484375">Configuration option / Feature</th><th width="145.400146484375">Base Station</th><th width="145">Gateway Pro</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>General</strong></td><td>Protection grade</td><td>IP67</td><td>IP20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Power options</td><td><a href="https://help.aranet.com/base-stations/base-stations/firmware-and-hardware/power-supply-options">PoE 802.3af</a></td><td><a href="https://help.aranet.com/gateway/gateway-pro/firmware-and-hardware/specifications/power-supply-options">5VDC, PoE 802.3af</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Coverage</td><td>3 km / 1.9 mi line fo sight</td><td>3 km / 1.9 mi line fo sight</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sensor Qty</strong></td><td>Default</td><td>12</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paid License 12-50</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paid License 12-100</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paid License 50-100</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sensor support</strong></td><td>All Aranet</td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="https://help.aranet.com/gateway/gateway-pro/sensors-and-pairing/supported-sensor-list"><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual Sensors</strong></td><td>Weight Sum</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sensor Name</strong></td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sensor Group</strong></td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Measurement thresholds</strong></td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Measurements history</strong></td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><strong>System</strong></td><td>Device Name, edit</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Language</td><td>EN, LV, RU, FR, DE, ES, IT, ND, PT</td><td>EN</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Selectable First Day of the Week</td><td>Mon, Sun</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Temperature scale</td><td>C, F, K</td><td>C, F, K</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: pressure unit</td><td>hPa, mmHg, inHg, bar, psi, atm</td><td>hPa, mmHg, inHg, bar, psi, atm</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Diff. pressure unit</td><td>Pa, mbar, mmH2O</td><td>Pa, mbar, mmH2O</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Weight unit</td><td>kg, lb</td><td>kg, lb</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Distance unit</td><td>mm, mil, cm, in, m, ft</td><td>mm, mil, cm, in, m, ft</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Radon unit</td><td>Bq/m3, pCi/L</td><td>Bq/m3, pCi/L</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Time fomat</td><td>12H, 24H</td><td>12H, 24H</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Date format</td><td>YYYY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, DD-MM-YYYY</td><td>YYYYMMDD, DDMMYYYY, MMDDYYYY, YYYYMMDD</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Region: Dateformat - separator</td><td>N/A</td><td>(.), (/), (-)</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Time: Editable NTP servers list</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Time: default NTP servers</td><td>0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, 2.pool.ntp.org</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Time: Zone, selectable</td><td>N/A</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wi-Fi: AP</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wi-Fi: Client</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Wi-Fi: Encryption</td><td>None, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK</td><td>None, WEP,WPA, WPA/WPA2, WPA2, WPA2/WPA3, WPA3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ethernet:</td><td>DHCP, Static</td><td>DHCP, Static</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ethernet: Static IP fallback</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LTE</td><td>TDSBOBx3</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Firmware: Check for update</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Firmware: Offline manual install</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Backup: local download/upload</td><td>Yes</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Backup: content</td><td>chanscan, favorites, Hwsettings, metadata, Modbus-autogen-layout, pacnum, sensors, users, workey</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Backup: export/import/upload to Cloud</td><td>Yes</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tools: Reboot</td><td>SW, power</td><td>Power</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tools: Network reset</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tools: Factory reset</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tools: Diagnostics </td><td>Locally downloadable/uploadable to Cloud file</td><td>Crash report to Cloud</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paid Integrations Licenses</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Notifications: sensor alarms</td><td>Yes</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Notifications: SMS</td><td>TDSBOBx3</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Notifications: e-mails</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Radio: channel select</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Radio: channel scan</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Users:</td><td>Admins, Users</td><td>TBI: PIN lock</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SNMP</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Aranet Cloud</strong></td><td>Debug logs</td><td>Yes</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Remote management</td><td><a href="https://help.aranet.com/aranet-cloud-page/aranet-cloud-landing-page/base-management">Yes</a></td><td><a href="https://help.aranet.com/aranet-cloud-page/aranet-cloud-landing-page/gateway-pro-management">Yes</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>MQTT</strong></td><td>License</td><td>File</td><td>Virtual</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Host Address</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Port</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Protocol: v3.1</td><td>N/A</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Protocol: v3.1.1</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Protocol: V5</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Keep alive</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Authentification: Usename/Password</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>QoS level: 0</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>QoS level: 1</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>QoS level: 2</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Editable Root topic</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sensor measurement format: raw</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sensor measurement format: json</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sensor measurement format: Azure IoT Hub</td><td>Yes</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Transport protocol: TCP (mqtt)</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Transport protocol: TCP+TLS (mqtts)</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Transport protocol: Websocket (ws)</td><td>N/A</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Transport protocol: Secure websocket (wss)</td><td>N/A</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Encryption version: TLS v1.1</td><td>Yes</td><td>auto</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Encryption version: TLS v1.2</td><td>Yes</td><td>auto</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Encryption version: TLS v1.3</td><td>Yes</td><td>auto</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LWT Retain</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Validate Host certificate</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Modbus TCP/IP</strong></td><td>License</td><td>File</td><td>Virtual</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Port</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UnitID</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Default Register Layout download</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Regenerate Default Register Layout</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Custom layout file upload/download</td><td>Yes</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td><strong>BACnet IP</strong></td><td>License</td><td>File</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Eth interface only</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Port</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DeviceID</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Network Number</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Location</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Allowed IP list</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sensor measurement object type: Analog Input</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sensor measurement object type: Analog Value</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>InfluxDB (standard)</strong></td><td>License</td><td>File</td><td><mark style="color:$warning;">TBI</mark></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ping interval</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Server address</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Port</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SSL</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Validate Host certificate</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Host CA certificate upload</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Organization</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bucket</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Token</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Help</strong></td><td>Support contact details</td><td>N/A</td><td>Yes</td></tr></tbody></table>


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