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TP-Link Archer C60 Router
TP-Link Archer C60
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User rating
68
3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
7 %
54
4.1 out of 5
54 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
1 %
1 stars
1 %
161
3.6 out of 5
161 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
10 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesnono
Total USB ports1
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
N/A
Full-Duplex

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
White
Active cooling (fan)nonono
LED indicators
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width7.56 in8.86 in9.06 in
Height1.18 in1.38 in1.46 in
Depth4.92 in7.09 in1.46 in
Weight0.66 lb0.99 lb0.68 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USB
N/A
No
Built-in printer serveryes
N/A
N/A
Battery operated
N/A
no
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4no
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
yes
Mobile broadband supportnonono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)noyesyes
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
N/A
450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennayesnoyes
Detachable antennano
N/A
no
MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas445
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

DynDNSyes
N/A
no
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
  • RIP
  • static IP routing
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
DD-Wrt
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 40-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
N/A
VPN client
N/A
yesno
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1
VPN protocol
N/A
N/A
  • L2TP
  • PPTP

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