Asus RT-N18U vs TP-Link Archer C5

Connectivity
	Asus RT-N18U	TP-Link Archer C5
Number of LAN ports	4	4
Number of WAN ports	1	1
USB	yes	yes
Total USB ports	2	2
Number of USB 2.0 ports	1	2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports	1	0

Connectivity

Asus RT-N18U

TP-Link Archer C5

Number of LAN ports

Number of WAN ports

USB

yes

Total USB ports

Number of USB 2.0 ports

Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports

Design
	Asus RT-N18U	TP-Link Archer C5
Colour of product	Black Grey	Black
Active cooling (fan)	no	no

Design

Asus RT-N18U

TP-Link Archer C5

Colour of product

Black
Grey

Black

Active cooling (fan)

Dimensions
	Asus RT-N18U	TP-Link Archer C5
Width	8.15 in	9.57 in
Height	1.46 in	1.28 in
Depth	5.91 in	6.32 in
Weight	1.15 lb	1.12 lb
Number of units	1	1
Rack-mount design	no	no

Dimensions

Asus RT-N18U

TP-Link Archer C5

Width

8.15 in

9.57 in

Height

1.46 in

1.28 in

Depth

5.91 in

6.32 in

Weight

1.15 lb

1.12 lb

Number of units

Rack-mount design

Features
	Asus RT-N18U	TP-Link Archer C5
Built-in DSL modem	no	no
File server	Via USB	Via USB
Built-in printer server	yes	yes
Designed for wall mounting	yes	yes
Mobile app for controlling features	yes	yes

Features

Asus RT-N18U

TP-Link Archer C5

Built-in DSL modem

File server

Via USB

Built-in printer server

yes

Designed for wall mounting

yes

Mobile app for controlling features

yes

Communication
	Asus RT-N18U	TP-Link Archer C5
Management interface	Telnet Web/network	Web/network
6to4	yes	no
Communication protocol	IPv6 Multicast 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
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 802.3 IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3x IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames support	yes	no
Mobile broadband support	yes	no
Throughput WAN-LAN	800.0 Mbps	841.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)	no	no
Wireless network	yes	yes
2.4GHz wireless network	yes	yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate	600.0 Mbps	300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless network	no	yes
External antenna	yes	yes
Detachable antenna	yes	yes
MIMO	yes	yes
Number of antennas	3	2
Total wireless data transfer rate	600.0 Mbps	1200.0 Mbps
Wireless security	WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS	WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS