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Tenda AC18 Router
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TP-Link Archer C7 Router
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4 editorial reviews
The Tenda AC18 is definitely an improvement over the AC15 (better chipset, more RAM and flash memory, one more Ethernet LAN port and VPN support), but it wasRead more
We take a look at the Tenda AC18 Smart Dual-band AC1900 Wi-Fi Router with Gigiabit and how it stacks up as a consumer wireless routerRead more
Today we will be taking a look at the Tenda AC18 Smart Dual-Band Gigabit WiFi Router. There was quite a gap from N to the AC band, about six years. AC was first introduced for retail in late 2011 and boy were those router pricey. Since that time, like everything else the...Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Wireless
N/A
USByesyesyes
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports
N/A
44
Number of WAN ports
N/A
11
Total USB ports
N/A
22
Number of USB 2.0 ports
N/A
21
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
01

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Silver
  • White
Active cooling (fan)
N/A
nono
LED indicators
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Number of units111
Width
N/A
9.57 in8.5 in
Height
N/A
1.28 in6.63 in
Depth
N/A
6.3 in3.39 in
Weight
N/A
1.12 lb1.37 lb
Rack-mount design
N/A
nono

Features

Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Built-in DSL modem
N/A
nono
File server
N/A
Via USBVia USB
Battery operated
N/A
no
N/A
Built-in printer server
N/A
yesyes
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Communication protocol
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
N/A
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • 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
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
Number of antennas333
6to4
N/A
nono
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
316677820
Jumbo frames support
N/A
nono
Mobile broadband support
N/A
nono
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
821.0 Mbps756.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
nono
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antenna
N/A
yesyes
Detachable antenna
N/A
yesyes
MIMO
N/A
yesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
1750.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Beamforming
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMO
N/A
N/A
no

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