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TP-Link Archer C60 Router
TP-Link Archer C60
Editiorial reviews
4
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
68
3.8 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
5 %
4
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
75 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %
161
3.6 out of 5
161 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
10 %

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
N/A
BlackWhite
Active cooling (fan)nononono

Dimensions

Width7.48 in5.91 in9.57 in9.06 in
Height1.5 in1.34 in1.28 in1.46 in
Depth5.24 in
N/A
6.32 in1.46 in
Weight0.64 lb
N/A
1.12 lb0.68 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverNo
N/A
Via USBNo
Mobile app for controlling featuresyes
N/A
yesyes
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in printer server
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
nono
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • DDNS
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
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 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyes
N/A
noyes
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
nono
Throughput WAN-LAN1000.0 Mbps
N/A
841.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
noyes
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
External antennayesnoyesyes
Detachable antennano
N/A
yesno
MIMOyes
N/A
yesyes
Beamformingno
N/A
no
N/A
MU-MIMOyes
N/A
no
N/A
Number of antennas4
N/A
25
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

DynDNSyes
N/A
yesno
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

Security

DMZyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
N/A
1
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnoyesnono
Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA
  • WPA2
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A

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