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TP-Link Archer C1200 Router
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TP-Link Archer C2 Router
TP-Link Archer C2
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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
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User rating
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 %
51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
1 %

Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports211
Number of USB 2.0 ports111
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports100
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width8.15 in9.57 in7.99 in
Height1.46 in6.32 in1.38 in
Depth5.91 in1.28 in5.67 in
Weight1.15 lb
N/A
0.6 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyesyes
Designed for wall mountingyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes
N/A

Communication

Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • 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 connections30000
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3
Jumbo frames supportyesnono
Mobile broadband supportyesnono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN800.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps912.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknoyesyes
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesnoyes
MIMOyesyesno
Number of antennas332
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps733.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • Bigpond
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
867.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

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

Power

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

Security

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

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