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Asus RT-AC1200 Router
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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
TP-Link Archer C5
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TP-Link Archer C60 Router
TP-Link Archer C60
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While the ASUS RT-AC68U (AC1900) WiFi router is one of the easier to use models that we have tested, its performance in all of our other tests...Read more
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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
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User rating
68
3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
7 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
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 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesno
Total USB ports12
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports12
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports00
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports00
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
N/A
Full-Duplex

Design

Colour of productBlackBlackWhite
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width7.56 in9.57 in9.06 in
Height1.18 in1.28 in1.46 in
Depth4.92 in6.32 in1.46 in
Weight0.66 lb1.12 lb0.68 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverVia USBVia USBNo
Built-in printer serveryesyes
N/A
Battery operated
N/A
yes
N/A
Designed for wall mounting
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling features
N/A
yesyes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4nonono
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • NTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast 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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnonoyes
Mobile broadband supportnonono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps841.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonoyes
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennanoyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas425
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Beamforming
N/A
no
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyesno
Routing protocol
  • IGMPv2
  • IGMP
  • IGMPv3
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A
VPN protocol
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN client
N/A
nono
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
N/A
1

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