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TP-Link Archer C1200 Router
TP-Link Archer C1200
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User rating
48
3.9 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
4 %
43
3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
84
3.7 out of 5
84 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
5 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports244
Number of WAN ports111
USBnoyesyes
Total USB ports
N/A
21
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
10
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
Black
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width12.6 in8.15 in9.57 in
Height1.38 in1.46 in6.32 in
Depth7.48 in5.91 in1.28 in
Weight0.64 lb1.15 lb
N/A
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverNoVia USBVia USB
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Built-in printer server
N/A
yesyes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4noyesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • Bigpond
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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • 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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyesno
Mobile broadband supportnoyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN1000.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesnoyes
5GHz data transfer rate433.0 Mbps
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Beamformingyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOno
N/A
no
Number of antennas333
Total wireless data transfer rate733.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
30000
N/A
Type of mobile support
N/A
USB modem
N/A
Mobile HSUPA
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)
N/A
yes
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesyes
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
Routing protocol
N/A
N/A
Static IP routing

Memory

Included flash memory8.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
Maximum flash memory8.0 MB128.0 MB16.0 MB
Included RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum RAM64.0 MB256.0 MB128.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 4< 18
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonoyes
Min operating temperature
N/A
N/A
0 °C
Max operating temperature
N/A
N/A
40 °C

Security

DMZyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
0
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
VPN clientyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • MPPE
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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