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TP-Link Archer C2 Router
TP-Link Archer C2
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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
Available colors
User rating
51
3.9 out of 5
51 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
9 %
1 stars
1 %
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

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
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of USB 3.1 ports
N/A
0
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
N/A
Full-Duplex

Design

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

Dimensions

Width7.99 in9.57 in9.06 in
Height1.38 in1.28 in1.46 in
Depth5.67 in6.32 in1.46 in
Weight0.6 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

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • 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 802.11a
  • 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 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.3
  • 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-LAN912.0 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 rate433.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyes
Detachable antennayesyesno
MIMOnoyesyes
Number of antennas225
Total wireless data transfer rate733.0 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
6to4
N/A
nono
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
Beamforming
N/A
no
N/A
MU-MIMO
N/A
no
N/A

Compatibility

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

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
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnonono
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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