7.48 in 1.5 in  | 9.57 in 6.32 in  | |
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 D-Link DIR-842 |  TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| Connectivity technology |
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| Number of LAN ports | 4 | 4 |
| Number of WAN ports | 1 | 1 |
| USB | no | yes |
| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| Colour of product |
| Black |
| Active cooling (fan) | no | no |
| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| Width | 7.48 in | 9.57 in |
| Height | 1.5 in | 6.32 in |
| Depth | 5.24 in | 1.28 in |
| Number of units | 1 | 1 |
| Rack-mount design | no | no |
| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| Built-in DSL modem | no | no |
| File server | No | Via USB |
| Mobile app for controlling features | yes | yes |
| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| Frequency band |
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| Management interface | Web/network | Web/network |
| 6to4 | yes | yes |
| Communication protocol |
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| Network / transport Protocol |
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| Data link layer |
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| Wireless standards |
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| Jumbo frames support | yes | no |
| Mobile broadband support | no | no |
| Throughput WAN-LAN | 1000.0 Mbps | 1000.0 Mbps |
| VoIP (SIP) | no | no |
| Wireless network | yes | yes |
| 2.4GHz wireless network | yes | yes |
| 2.4GHz data transfer rate | 300.0 Mbps | 300.0 Mbps |
| 5GHz wireless network | yes | yes |
| 5GHz data transfer rate | 867.0 Mbps | 867.0 Mbps |
| External antenna | yes | yes |
| Detachable antenna | no | no |
| MIMO | yes | yes |
| Beamforming | no | yes |
| MU-MIMO | yes | no |
| Number of antennas | 4 | 3 |
| Total wireless data transfer rate | 1167.0 Mbps | 1167.0 Mbps |
| Wireless security |
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| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| DynDNS | yes | yes |
| Target audience | Home users | Home users |
| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| Included flash memory | 8.0 MB | 16.0 MB |
| Maximum flash memory | 8.0 MB | 16.0 MB |
| Included RAM | 64.0 MB | 128.0 MB |
| Maximum RAM | 64.0 MB | 128.0 MB |
| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| Min operating temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Max operating temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE) | no | yes |
| D-Link DIR-842 | TP-Link Archer C1200 | |
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| DMZ | yes | yes |
| Number of DMZ ports | 1 | 0 |
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| VPN client | no | yes |
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