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TP-Link Archer C5 Router
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TP-Link Archer C9 Router
TP-Link Archer C9
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100 %
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3.1 out of 5
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33 %
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User rating
115
3.6 out of 5
115 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
8 %
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3.6 out of 5
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33 %
4 stars
22 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
10 %
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3.5 out of 5
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23 %
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26 %
3 stars
29 %
2 stars
16 %
1 stars
4 %
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3.9 out of 5
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Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Wireless
N/A
Number of LAN ports4444
Number of WAN ports1111
USByesnoyesyes
Total USB ports2
N/A
22
Number of USB 2.0 ports2
N/A
21
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports0
N/A
01
Number of USB 3.1 ports0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Communication mode
N/A
Full-DuplexFull-Duplex
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width9.57 in9.06 in9.57 in8.5 in
Height1.28 in1.46 in1.28 in6.63 in
Depth6.32 in1.46 in6.3 in3.39 in
Weight1.12 lb0.68 lb1.12 lb1.37 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount designnononono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnononono
File serverVia USBNoVia USBVia USB
Battery operatedyes
N/A
no
N/A
Built-in printer serveryes
N/A
yesyes
Designed for wall mountingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyesyesyes

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
N/A
6to4nononono
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • FTP
  • DHCP
  • DDNS
N/A
N/A
N/A
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
  • 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
  • Gigabit 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 802.3
  • 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
  • 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
Jumbo frames supportnoyesnono
Mobile broadband supportnononono
Throughput WAN-LAN841.0 Mbps
N/A
821.0 Mbps756.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)noyesnono
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennayesyesyesyes
Detachable antennayesnoyesyes
MIMOyesyesyesyes
Beamformingno
N/A
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOno
N/A
N/A
no
Number of antennas2533
Total wireless data transfer rate1200.0 Mbps
N/A
1750.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
N/A
316677820

Compatibility

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

Power

Min operating temperature0 °C
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max operating temperature40 °C
N/A
N/A
N/A
Power over Ethernet (PoE)noyesnono
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
N/A
N/A
< 31< 39

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnononono
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
14
N/A

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