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TP-Link Archer C3150 Router
TP-Link Archer C3150
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4 editorial reviews
Routers help you connect to Wi-Fi anywhere in your home. We researched the best Linksys routers, including the EA7500, to help you stay connected.Read more
The Linksys EA6350 is a dual-band router that offers blazing 5GHz throughput speeds, four Gigabit LAN ports, and a fast USB port. And it rings up for less than $90, making it our top pick for budget Wi-Fi routers.Read more
Linksys has been a common name in routers for many years and in 2021, they are still making great products. Here are the best routers you can buy made by Linksys.Read more
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If I ever become a parent, I think I will enjoy recalling the details of what it was like to live in the 2000s to my kids, telling them about all the primitive technology I had to endure while growing up. I would tell them about the 10GB hard drive I had in my computer, which mind you was big for its time, and the time before digital cameras. However, I think the hardest thing they will grasp to realize is the fact there was a time before the Internet. While the Internet itself was born much earlier than I was, I did not see its impact personally until I was around three or four. I remember my dad would bring home multiple 3.5" floppy disks with thirty day trials of dial-up internet. He would then set it up, plug a telephone cable into our newest Acer laptop and getting online. I also remember the days of accidentally picking up the telephone while someone was connected, hearing the beeps and boops, and then hearing someone yelling from the computer to hang up the phone. It was not until I was a bit older when we finally got Telus high speed Internet, reaching a blazing 15Mbps download. However, nowadays this is pretty slow, especially with Gigabit speeds becoming the norm. It is amazing to see how fast technology has progressed, and the routers too have become just as fast. Today, we have another wireless router in our labs, the TP-Link Archer C3150. While this router should be much more capable than my days of dial-up internet, we should still question how well this one performs in today's standards. As one of TP-Link's top tier routers, how fast is it? Hopefully today's review will answer these question and more!Read more
The TP-Link AC3150 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Router, also called Archer C3150, is designed for modern homes filled with tens of devices that are streaming high-quality video or engaged in online games. Read more at straitstimes.com.Read more
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User rating
31
4.2 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
57
3.7 out of 5
57 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
3 %
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
4 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technologyWired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Number of LAN ports444
Total USB ports112
Communication mode
N/A
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Number of WAN ports
N/A
11
USB
N/A
yesyes
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
No1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
11
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
00

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
LED indicatorsyes
N/A
N/A
Active cooling (fan)
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Width8.27 in10.08 in10.39 in
Height1.77 in1.57 in1.47 in
Depth5.51 in7.24 in7.79 in
Weight1.1 lb0.99 lb
N/A
Rack-mount designyesnono
Rack height1U
N/A
N/A
Number of units
N/A
11

Communication

Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • UDP/IP
  • NetBEUI/NetBIOS
  • NTP
  • ICMP/IP
  • PPPoE
  • IPoE
  • ARP
  • BOOTP
  • DHCP
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interface
N/A
Web/networkWeb/network
6to4
N/A
noyes
Communication protocol
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
N/A
  • 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 connections
N/A
2
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
nono
Mobile broadband support
N/A
nono
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
nono
Wireless network
N/A
yesyes
2.4GHz wireless network
N/A
yesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
300.0 Mbps1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless network
N/A
yesyes
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
867.0 Mbps2167.0 Mbps
External antenna
N/A
yesyes
Detachable antenna
N/A
noyes
MIMO
N/A
yesyes
Beamforming
N/A
yesyes
MU-MIMO
N/A
noyes
Number of antennas
N/A
24
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
1167.0 Mbps3150.0 Mbps
Wireless security
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Power

Min operating temperature5 °C0 °C0 °C
Max operating temperature40 °C40 °C40 °C
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonono

Security

Firewallyes
N/A
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • DES
  • Triple DES
  • Blowfish
  • MD5
  • IKE
  • SHA-1
  • CAST-128
  • 128-bit AES
  • 192-bit AES
  • 256-bit AES
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
DMZ
N/A
yesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
11
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN client
N/A
noyes