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TP-Link TL-WR840N Router
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TP-Link TL-WR841N Router
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WD My Net N900 Router
WD My Net N900
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Costing just around $17, the TL-WR841N is one of the least expensive Wi-Fi routers on the market, but does it have enough power for your home? Here's CNET's full review.Read more
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If you don't like wires all over the house or if you just started a new small business and don't know what is the best method to maintain a stable wirelessRead more
Costing just around $17, the TL-WR841N is one of the least expensive Wi-Fi routers on the market, but does it have enough power for your home? Here's CNET's full review.Read more
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A portable wireless router for the business travellerRead more
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WD sent a new My Net N900 with a properly-operating 5 GHz radio that showed improved performance when retested. {mospagebreak toctitle=Overview, Wireless Per...Read more
Updated - WD's MyNet N900 produced some of the highest wireless throughput we've seen to date. {mospagebreak toctitle=Overview, Inside} {multithumb} {loadhea...Read more
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User rating
294
3.5 out of 5
294 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
35 %
2 stars
11 %
1 stars
7 %
187
3.6 out of 5
187 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
14 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
3 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
5
4.6 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
60 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
N/A
Number of LAN ports4417
Number of WAN ports1111
USBnononoyes
Number of USB 2.0 ports2
N/A
N/A
2
Communication mode
N/A
Full-Duplex
N/A
Full-Duplex
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports
N/A
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • White
White
  • Black,Silver
  • Silver
Active cooling (fan)nononono

Dimensions

Width7.17 in7.56 in2.28 in9.33 in
Height1.38 in1.3 in3.5 in1.18 in
Depth5.04 in5.28 in3.5 in6.14 in
Weight3.64 lb1.41 lb0.24 lb1.06 lb
Number of units1111
Rack-mount design
N/A
no
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DDNS
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
N/A
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • 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 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnonono
N/A
Wireless networkyesyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networknonoyesyes
External antennanoyes
N/A
no
MIMOyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of antennas22
N/A
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
450.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
6to4
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Number of simultaneous connections
N/A
4
N/A
16384
Jumbo frames support
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps708.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
433.0 Mbps
N/A

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
N/A
Routing protocolStatic IP routingStatic IP routing
N/A
N/A
Target audienceHome users
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesno
N/A
yes
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 152-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A
N/A
Number of DMZ ports
N/A
4
N/A
N/A

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