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Netgear R6300 Router
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TP-Link Archer A5 Router
TP-Link Archer A5
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TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C50
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Editiorial reviews
12
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3
3 editorial reviews
The TP-Link Archer C50 tends to have better than average range, but the network performance won’t blow you away.Read more
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
The TP-Link Archer A6 is a budget-priced dual-band router that offers some features usually found on more expensive models, but its performance falls behind the competition.Read more
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User rating
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
62
3.8 out of 5
62 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
24 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
6 %
173
3.6 out of 5
173 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
8 %

Design

Colour of productBlackWhite
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
Active cooling (fan)no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width8.07 in9.05 in9.06 in
Height10.04 in1.45 in1.38 in
Depth3.03 in5.68 in5.67 in
Weight1.43 lb
N/A
0.53 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4yes
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • 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
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections4096
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN783.0 Mbps
N/A
100.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate450.0 Mbps
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps
N/A
867.0 Mbps
External antennano
N/A
yes
MIMOyes
N/A
no
Total wireless data transfer rate1750.0 Mbps
N/A
1167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Jumbo frames support
N/A
N/A
no
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
N/A
no
Detachable antenna
N/A
N/A
no
Number of antennas
N/A
N/A
2

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