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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
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Connectivity

Number of LAN ports34414
Number of WAN ports11111
USByesyesyesnoyes
Total USB ports122
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports121
N/A
2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports001
N/A
0
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wireless
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
WhiteBlack
Active cooling (fan)yesnononono
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Width3.86 in8.15 in8.58 in4.18 in9.57 in
Height6.61 in1.4 in1.77 in2.71 in1.28 in
Depth3.86 in5.86 in5.83 in4.18 in6.3 in
Weight2.09 lb0.99 lb1.46 lb0.75 lb1.12 lb
Number of units11131
Rack-mount designnonononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonononono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USBNoVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyesyesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yesyesnoyes
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
N/A
nono
Display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Support for mesh network
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections3236030069
N/A
N/A
31667
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyes
N/A
nono
Mobile broadband supportnoyesyesnono
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps937.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
821.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
nono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
N/A
450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesyesnoyes
MIMOnoyesyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
N/A
550.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DDNS
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modemUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yesyesno
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesnonoyes
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A
no
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
33
N/A
3

Compatibility

DynDNSnoyesyesnoyes
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home usersHome usersHome users
Routing protocol
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-Wrt
N/A
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 99.1 - 15
N/A
< 9< 31
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonononono

Security

DMZyesyesyesnoyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • OpenVPN
  • PPTP
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnoyesyesnono
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
4
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
WPA2-PSK
N/A
Firewall
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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