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Asus RT-AC58U Router
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TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C50
Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
Fast and affordable Wi-Fi 6 routerRead more
ASUS RT-AC58U (Router): 4.6 out of 5 stars from 7 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
The ASUS RT-AX58U (RT-AX3000) is somewhere in the middle of the 'budget' WiFi 6 router series from ASUS, immediately after the 'flagship' RT-AX88U, but betterRead more
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3 editorial reviews
The TP-Link Archer C50 tends to have better than average range, but the network performance won’t blow you away.Read more
TP-Link AC1200 Archer C5 (Router): 4.1 out of 5 stars from 29 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
The TP-Link Archer A6 is a budget-priced dual-band router that offers some features usually found on more expensive models, but its performance falls behind the competition.Read more
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User rating
66
3.8 out of 5
66 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
1 %
4
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
75 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
173
3.6 out of 5
173 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
8 %

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.15 in5.91 in9.06 in
Height1.4 in1.34 in1.38 in
Depth5.86 in
N/A
5.67 in
Weight0.88 lb
N/A
0.53 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USB
N/A
Via USB
Built-in printer serveryes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyes
N/A
yes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • FTP
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
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 802.11b
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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 supportno
N/A
no
Mobile broadband supportyes
N/A
no
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAno
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)no
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate400.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennayesnoyes
Detachable antennano
N/A
no
MIMOyes
N/A
no
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMOyes
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas4
N/A
2
Total wireless data transfer rate1267.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
N/A
100.0 Mbps

Compatibility

DynDNSyes
N/A
yes
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
N/A
OpenWrt
Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Security

DMZyes
N/A
yes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
1
VPN protocol
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesno
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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