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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
TP-Link Archer C7
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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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1
1 editorial reviews
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9
3.9 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
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 %
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 %
118
3.5 out of 5
118 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
4 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Wireless
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Full-DuplexFull-Duplex
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports1111
USBnoyesnoyes
Total USB ports
N/A
2
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
2
N/A
2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A
0
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
BlackWhiteBlack
Active cooling (fan)nononono
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Width7.48 in9.57 in9.06 in9.57 in
Height1.5 in1.28 in1.46 in1.28 in
Depth5.24 in6.32 in1.46 in6.3 in
Weight0.64 lb1.12 lb0.68 lb1.12 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverNoVia USBNoVia USB
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyesyes
Battery operated
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Built-in printer server
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesnonono
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DNS
  • DDNS
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
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 802.11ac
  • 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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit 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 802.11a
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesnoyesno
Mobile broadband supportnononono
Throughput WAN-LAN1000.0 Mbps841.0 Mbps
N/A
821.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nonoyesno
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyes
Detachable antennanoyesnoyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingnono
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMOyesno
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas4253
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
N/A
1750.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
N/A
31667

Compatibility

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

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)2.4 - 4.2
N/A
N/A
< 31
Min operating temperature0 °C0 °C
N/A
N/A
Max operating temperature40 °C40 °C
N/A
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonoyesno

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports1
N/A
14
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnononono
Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A
N/A

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