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Apple AirPort Extreme Router
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Linksys WRT3200ACM Router
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TP-Link Archer C9 Router
TP-Link Archer C9
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9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
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4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
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22
4.1 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
37 %
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12 %
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5
3.1 out of 5
3 user ratings
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0 %
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33 %
3 stars
33 %
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33 %
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User rating
46
4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
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59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %
52
4.0 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
1 %
68
3.9 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
30 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
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2 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports3144
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesnoyesyes
Total USB ports1
N/A
22
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0
N/A
11
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0
N/A

Design

Colour of productWhiteWhite
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Silver
  • White
Active cooling (fan)yesnonono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in4.18 in9.69 in8.5 in
Height6.61 in2.71 in2.04 in6.63 in
Depth3.86 in4.18 in7.64 in3.39 in
Weight2.09 lb0.75 lb1.76 lb1.37 lb
Number of units1311
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBNoVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryes
N/A
yesyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
N/A
yes
Battery operated
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
noyes
N/A
Display
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Support for mesh network
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
N/A
6to4yes
N/A
nono
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections32360
N/A
N/A
7820
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 802.3ab
  • 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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnononono
Mobile broadband supportnononono
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps
N/A
1082.0 Mbps756.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nononono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
2600.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennanonoyesyes
MIMOnoyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps3200.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
noyesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
noyesno
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
43

Compatibility

DynDNSnonoyesyes
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome usersHome users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

Memory

Included flash memory32.0 MB4096.0 MB256.0 MB16.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB512.0 MB512.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory
N/A
4096.0 MB256.0 MB16.0 MB
Maximum RAM
N/A
512.0 MB512.0 MB128.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 9< 9
N/A
< 39
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono

Security

DMZyesnoyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
N/A
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnonoyesno
Firewall
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
WPA2-PSK
  • AES
  • WPA2
N/A
VPN server
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Often compared with Apple AirPort Extreme

Often compared with Google Wifi

Often compared with Linksys WRT3200ACM

Often compared with TP-Link Archer C9