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D-Link DIR-850L Router
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D-link DIR-850L (Router): 4.3 out of 5 stars from 4 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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TP-Link AC1200 Archer C5 (Router): 4.1 out of 5 stars from 29 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
2 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports441
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesno
Total USB ports12
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports12
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports00
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
BlackWhite
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width4.57 in9.57 in2.28 in
Height5.71 in1.28 in3.5 in
Depth3.66 in6.32 in3.5 in
Weight0.73 lb1.12 lb0.24 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
6to4yesno
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
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
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections23000
N/A
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 802.3x
  • 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 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnonono
Throughput WAN-LAN400.0 Mbps841.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)nono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
External antennanoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate1200.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
no
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
867.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps
Detachable antenna
N/A
yes
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
no
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
2
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 12.5
N/A
< 3.2
Min operating temperature0 °C0 °C
N/A
Max operating temperature40 °C40 °C
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnono
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A