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TP-Link TL-WR840N Router
TP-Link TL-WR840N
User rating
47
4.2 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
4
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
75 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
291
3.5 out of 5
291 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
7 %

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
N/A
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width7.44 in5.91 in7.17 in
Height1.22 in1.34 in1.38 in
Depth5.98 in
N/A
5.04 in
Weight0.51 lb
N/A
3.64 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
Battery operated
N/A
N/A
yes

Communication

Frequency band2.4 GHz
N/A
2.4 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4yes
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
5GHz wireless networknoyesno
External antennanonono
MIMOyes
N/A
yes
Number of antennas2
N/A
2
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DDNS

Compatibility

DynDNSyes
N/A
yes
Routing protocol
  • RIP
  • static IP routing
N/A
Static IP routing
Support for alternative firmwareDD-Wrt
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users

Security

DMZyes
N/A
yes
VPN clientyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP

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