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	D-Link DIR-842	TP-Link Archer A5	TP-Link Archer C5	TP-Link Archer C50	TP-Link Archer C6
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Connectivity
Connectivity technology	Wireless Wired	Wireless Wired	Wireless Wired	Wireless Wired	Wireless Wired
Communication mode	Full-Duplex Half-Duplex	N/A	N/A	Full-Duplex Half-Duplex	N/A
Number of LAN ports	4	N/A	4	4	N/A
Number of WAN ports	1	N/A	1	1	N/A
USB	no	N/A	yes	yes	N/A
Total USB ports	N/A	N/A	2	1	N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports	N/A	N/A	2	1	N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports	N/A	N/A	0	0	N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports	N/A	N/A	0	0	N/A

Design
Colour of product	Black Grey	White	Black	Black Blue Grey White	Black
Active cooling (fan)	no	N/A	no	no	N/A

Dimensions
Width	7.48 in	9.05 in	9.57 in	9.06 in	9.06 in
Height	1.5 in	1.45 in	1.28 in	1.38 in	1.38 in
Depth	5.24 in	5.68 in	6.32 in	5.67 in	5.67 in
Weight	0.64 lb	N/A	1.12 lb	0.53 lb	N/A
Number of units	1	1	1	1	N/A
Rack-mount design	no	N/A	no	no	N/A

Communication
Frequency band	2.4 GHz 5 GHz	2.4 GHz 5 GHz	2.4 GHz 5 GHz	2.4 GHz 5 GHz	2.4 GHz 5 GHz
Management interface	Web/network	N/A	Web/network	Web/network	N/A
6to4	yes	N/A	no	yes	N/A
Communication protocol	IPv6 Multicast Quality of Service Wireless Multimedia Extensions	N/A	IPv6 Quality of Service Wireless Multimedia Extensions	IPv6 Multicast Quality of Service Virtual LAN Wireless Multimedia Extensions	N/A
Network / transport Protocol	PPTP L2TP PPPoE DHCP DNS DDNS	PPTP L2TP IPSec PPPoE DHCP	TCP/IP PPTP L2TP IPSec PPPoE FTP DHCP DDNS	PPTP L2TP IPSec PPPoE FTP DHCP DDNS	PPTP L2TP PPPoE DHCP
Data link layer	Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n	N/A	Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n	Ethernet Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n	N/A
Wireless standards	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b	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	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11n	N/A
Jumbo frames support	yes	N/A	no	no	N/A
Mobile broadband support	no	N/A	no	no	N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN	1000.0 Mbps	N/A	841.0 Mbps	100.0 Mbps	N/A
VoIP (SIP)	no	N/A	no	no	N/A
Wireless network	yes	N/A	yes	yes	N/A
2.4GHz wireless network	yes	N/A	yes	yes	N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate	300.0 Mbps	N/A	300.0 Mbps	300.0 Mbps	N/A
5GHz wireless network	yes	N/A	yes	yes	N/A
5GHz data transfer rate	867.0 Mbps	N/A	867.0 Mbps	867.0 Mbps	N/A
External antenna	yes	N/A	yes	yes	N/A
Detachable antenna	no	N/A	yes	no	N/A
MIMO	yes	N/A	yes	no	N/A
Beamforming	no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A
MU-MIMO	yes	N/A	no	N/A	N/A
Number of antennas	4	N/A	2	2	N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate	1167.0 Mbps	N/A	1200.0 Mbps	1167.0 Mbps	N/A
Wireless security	WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS	N/A	WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS	WEP WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS	N/A

Power
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)	2.4 - 4.2	N/A	N/A	< 18	N/A
Min operating temperature	0 °C	0 °C	0 °C	0 °C	0 °C
Max operating temperature	40 °C	40 °C	40 °C	40 °C	40 °C
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	no	N/A	no	yes	N/A

Security
DMZ	yes	N/A	yes	yes	N/A
Number of DMZ ports	1	N/A	N/A	1	N/A
VPN protocol	IPSec PPTP	N/A	IPSec L2TP PPTP	IPSec L2TP PPTP	N/A
VPN client	no	N/A	no	no	N/A
Encryption Algorithm	WPA WPA2	128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP WPA WPA2 WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP WPA WPA2 WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP WPA WPA2 WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP 64-bit WEP WPA WPA2 WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK