We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 4 products

Close
Sitecom WLR-5000 Router
Sitecom WLR-5000
Close
TP-Link Archer C1200 Router
TP-Link Archer C1200
Close
TP-Link Archer C20 Router
TP-Link Archer C20
Close
TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C50
Editiorial reviews
2
2 editorial reviews
An affordable Wi-Fi solution which is designed to be used outsideRead 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
Read editorial reviews
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
Read editorial reviews
User rating
4
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
75 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
84
3.7 out of 5
84 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
5 %
148
3.8 out of 5
148 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
16 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
5 %
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

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

Dimensions

Width5.91 in9.57 in9.06 in9.06 in
Height1.34 in6.32 in5.67 in1.38 in
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono
Depth
N/A
1.28 in1.38 in5.67 in
Weight
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.53 lb

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File server
N/A
Via USB
N/A
Via USB
Built-in printer server
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
Communication protocol
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • 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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
External antennanoyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
6to4
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • Bigpond
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
Jumbo frames support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Mobile broadband support
N/A
nonono
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
1000.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
no
N/A
no
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
867.0 Mbps433.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
Detachable antenna
N/A
nonono
MIMO
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Beamforming
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas
N/A
322
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Compatibility

Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
DynDNS
N/A
yesyesyes
Routing protocol
N/A
Static IP routing
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
N/A
OpenWrt

Security

VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyes
N/A
no
DMZ
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
0
N/A
1
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

Often compared with TP-Link Archer C1200

TP-Link Archer C1200 Router
TP-Link Archer C50
TP-LinkArcher C1200
TP-LinkArcher C50

Often compared with TP-Link Archer C20

TP-Link Archer C20 Router
TP-Link Archer C2
TP-LinkArcher C20
TP-LinkArcher C2
TP-Link Archer C20 Router
TP-Link Archer C50
TP-LinkArcher C20
TP-LinkArcher C50

Often compared with TP-Link Archer C50

TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer A5
TP-LinkArcher C50
TP-LinkArcher A5
TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C60
TP-LinkArcher C50
TP-LinkArcher C60
TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C6
TP-LinkArcher C50
TP-LinkArcher C6
TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C20
TP-LinkArcher C50
TP-LinkArcher C20
TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C1200
TP-LinkArcher C50
TP-LinkArcher C1200