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TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
TP-Link TL-WR841N
Editiorial reviews
5
4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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Costing just around $17, the TL-WR841N is one of the least expensive Wi-Fi routers on the market, but does it have enough power for your home? Here's CNET's full review.Read more
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User rating
1
4.0 out of 5
1 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
80
3.8 out of 5
80 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
3 %
31
4.2 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
187
3.6 out of 5
187 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
3 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports
N/A
444
Number of WAN ports
N/A
1
N/A
1
USB
N/A
no
N/A
no
Total USB ports
N/A
N/A
1
N/A

Dimensions

Width12.72 in5.0 in8.27 in7.56 in
Height1.73 in1.22 in1.77 in1.3 in
Depth9.61 in7.8 in5.51 in5.28 in
Weight
N/A
0.6 lb1.1 lb1.41 lb
Number of units
N/A
1
N/A
1
Rack-mount design
N/A
noyesno
Rack height
N/A
N/A
1U
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
2.4 GHz
N/A
2.4 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • L2TPv3
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • UDP/IP
  • NetBEUI/NetBIOS
  • NTP
  • ICMP/IP
  • PPPoE
  • IPoE
  • ARP
  • BOOTP
  • DHCP
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
Management interface
N/A
  • RMON
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
N/A
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
87.5 Mbps
N/A
100.0 Mbps
Wireless network
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless network
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
5GHz wireless network
N/A
no
N/A
no
External antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Detachable antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
no
MIMO
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
2
N/A
2
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
300.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
N/A
4
Jumbo frames support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
N/A
300.0 Mbps

Compatibility

Routing protocol
  • OSPF
  • IS-IS
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
  • BGP
  • EIGRP
  • HSRP
  • DVMRP
  • VRRP
  • PIM-SM
  • static IP routing
  • IGMPv3
  • GRE
  • PIM-SSM
  • policy-based routing
  • MPLS
  • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
  • RSVP
  • OSPF
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
  • VRRP
Static IP routing
DynDNS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audience
N/A
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
N/A
  • Business
  • Home users

Power

Min operating temperature0 °C0 °C5 °C0 °C
Max operating temperature65 °C40 °C40 °C40 °C
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
3 - 5
N/A
< 8
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
N/A
N/A
nono

Security

Encryption Algorithm
  • DES
  • Triple DES
  • SHA
  • MD5
  • IKE
  • ECDSA
  • 128-bit AES
  • 256-bit AES
  • 1024-bit RSA
  • 2048-bit RSA
  • 256-bit SHA
  • 512-bit SHA
  • 748-bit RSA
  • 384-bit SHA
  • AES
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • TKIP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • DES
  • Triple DES
  • Blowfish
  • MD5
  • IKE
  • SHA-1
  • CAST-128
  • 128-bit AES
  • 192-bit AES
  • 256-bit AES
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 152-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
DMZ
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN client
N/A
no
N/A
no
Firewall
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
4

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