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D-Link DIR-880L Router
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TP-Link Archer A7 Router
TP-Link Archer A7
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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
TP-Link Archer C7
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16
4.3 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
50 %
3 stars
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4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
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9
3.9 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
100 %
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User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.0 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
118
3.5 out of 5
118 user ratings
5 stars
23 %
4 stars
26 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
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1 stars
4 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wireless
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports4
N/A
4
Number of WAN ports1
N/A
1
USByes
N/A
yes
Total USB ports2
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
2
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
N/A
0
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
BlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
N/A
no
LED indicators
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Width9.72 in9.57 in9.57 in
Height1.86 in1.28 in1.28 in
Depth7.5 in6.32 in6.3 in
Weight1.65 lb
N/A
1.12 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
no
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
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
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections37689
N/A
31667
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 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
no
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN1000.0 Mbps
N/A
821.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)yes
N/A
no
Wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps
N/A
450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
External antennayes
N/A
yes
Detachable antennayes
N/A
yes
MIMOyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMOno
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas3
N/A
3
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps
N/A
1750.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

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