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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
TP-Link Archer C5
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Editiorial reviews
9
4.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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13
4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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1
1 editorial reviews
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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
0 %
43
3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
59
3.9 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
1 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %

Connectivity

Number of LAN ports3414
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesyesnoyes
Total USB ports12
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
N/A
2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports01
N/A
0
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
WhiteBlack
Active cooling (fan)yesnonono

Dimensions

Width3.86 in8.15 in4.18 in9.57 in
Height6.61 in1.46 in2.71 in1.28 in
Depth3.86 in5.91 in4.18 in6.32 in
Weight2.09 lb1.15 lb0.75 lb1.12 lb
Number of units1131
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

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

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
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 802.11b
  • 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 connections3236030000
N/A
N/A
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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesnono
Mobile broadband supportnoyesnono
Throughput WAN-LAN325.5 Mbps800.0 Mbps
N/A
841.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nononono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennanoyesnoyes
MIMOnoyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps550.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2
  • WPA3
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yesno
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yesno
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yesno
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yesno
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yesno
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesnoyes
Number of antennas
N/A
3
N/A
2
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yesno
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
nono
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS

Compatibility

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

Memory

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

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 9< 18< 9
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nononono
Min operating temperature
N/A
N/A
N/A
0 °C
Max operating temperature
N/A
N/A
N/A
40 °C

Security

DMZyesyesnoyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnoyesnono
Firewall
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
N/A
WPA2-PSK
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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