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TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
TP-Link TL-WR841N
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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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User rating
79
3.8 out of 5
79 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
3 %
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
186
3.6 out of 5
186 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
3 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports484
Number of WAN ports1
N/A
1
USBno
N/A
no
Total USB ports
N/A
1
N/A
Number of SFP ports
N/A
2
N/A
Number of SFP+ ports
N/A
2
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
Active cooling (fan)noyesno
LED indicators
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Width5.0 in13.98 in7.56 in
Height1.22 in2.17 in1.3 in
Depth7.8 in5.71 in5.28 in
Weight0.6 lb
N/A
1.41 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnoyesno
Rack height
N/A
1U
N/A

Communication

Frequency band2.4 GHz
N/A
2.4 GHz
Management interface
  • RMON
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
N/A
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • 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 supportnonono
Throughput WAN-LAN87.5 Mbps
N/A
100.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesnoyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
5GHz wireless networkno
N/A
no
External antennayes
N/A
yes
Detachable antennayes
N/A
no
MIMOyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas2
N/A
2
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • 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
4
Jumbo frames support
N/A
N/A
no
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
N/A
no
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
300.0 Mbps

Compatibility

DynDNSyes
N/A
yes
Routing protocol
  • OSPF
  • RIP-1
N/A
Static IP routing
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Business
  • Business
  • Home users

Memory

Included flash memory4.0 MB1024.0 MB4.0 MB
Maximum flash memory4.0 MB
N/A
4.0 MB
Included RAM32.0 MB
N/A
32.0 MB
Maximum RAM32.0 MB
N/A
32.0 MB

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)3 - 5
N/A
< 8
Min operating temperature0 °C
N/A
0 °C
Max operating temperature40 °C70 °C40 °C
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
N/A
N/A
no

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