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Sitecom WLR-5000 Router
Sitecom WLR-5000
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TP-Link Archer C20 Router
TP-Link Archer C20
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TP-Link Archer C50 Router
TP-Link Archer C50
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TP-Link Archer C60 Router
TP-Link Archer C60
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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
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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
4
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
75 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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 %
161
3.6 out of 5
161 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
10 %

Design

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

Dimensions

Width5.91 in9.06 in9.06 in9.06 in
Height1.34 in5.67 in1.38 in1.46 in
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono
Depth
N/A
1.38 in5.67 in1.46 in
Weight
N/A
N/A
0.53 lb0.68 lb

Features

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

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/networkWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Communication protocol
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • 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
  • 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 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
External antennanoyesyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps1167.0 Mbps
N/A
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
Mobile broadband support
N/A
nonono
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3G
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
433.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
Detachable antenna
N/A
nonono
Number of antennas
N/A
225
Frequency band
N/A
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
6to4
N/A
N/A
yesno
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Jumbo frames support
N/A
N/A
noyes
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
N/A
noyes
MIMO
N/A
N/A
noyes

Compatibility

Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
DynDNS
N/A
yesyesno
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
N/A
OpenWrt
N/A

Security

VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyes
N/A
nono
DMZ
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
11
Encryption Algorithm
N/A
N/A
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A

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