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Asus RT-N18U Router
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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
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TP-Link Archer C60 Router
TP-Link Archer C60
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User rating
43
3.9 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
30 %
3 stars
30 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
0 %
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %
158
3.6 out of 5
158 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
10 %

Connectivity

Communication modeFull-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports444
Number of WAN ports111
USByesyesno
Total USB ports22
N/A
Number of USB 2.0 ports12
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports10
N/A
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
BlackWhite
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width8.15 in9.57 in9.06 in
Height1.46 in1.28 in1.46 in
Depth5.91 in6.32 in1.46 in
Weight1.15 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
Designed for wall mountingyesyes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyes
Battery operated
N/A
yes
N/A

Communication

Management interface
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
6to4yesnono
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections30000
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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 802.3
  • 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 supportyesnoyes
Mobile broadband supportyesnono
Type of mobile supportUSB modem
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSUPAyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile HSDPA (turbo-3G)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 4G (LTE)yes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 3Gyes
N/A
N/A
Mobile 2G (GSM)yes
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN800.0 Mbps841.0 Mbps
N/A
VoIP (SIP)nonoyes
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networknoyesyes
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesno
MIMOyesyesyes
Number of antennas325
Total wireless data transfer rate600.0 Mbps1200.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • 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
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
Beamforming
N/A
no
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

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

Power

Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 18
N/A
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nonoyes
Min operating temperature
N/A
0 °C
N/A
Max operating temperature
N/A
40 °C
N/A

Security

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

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