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TP-Link TL-WR840N Router
TP-Link TL-WR840N
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TP-Link TL-WR940N Router
TP-Link TL-WR940N
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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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A portable wireless router for the business travellerRead more
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User rating
291
3.5 out of 5
291 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
17 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
7 %
140
3.7 out of 5
140 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
4 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
Number of LAN ports441
Number of WAN ports111
USBnonono
Number of USB 2.0 ports2
N/A
N/A

Design

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

Dimensions

Width7.17 in7.87 in2.28 in
Height1.38 in1.1 in3.5 in
Depth5.04 in5.51 in3.5 in
Weight3.64 lb0.55 lb0.24 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount design
N/A
no
N/A

Communication

Frequency band2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
N/A
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Communication protocol
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DDNS
  • TCP/IP
  • ICMP/IP
  • PPPoE
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast 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
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1p
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnonono
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networknonoyes
External antennanoyes
N/A
MIMOyesyes
N/A
Number of antennas23
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Throughput WAN-LAN
N/A
100.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
no
N/A
Detachable antenna
N/A
no
N/A
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
433.0 Mbps

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
Routing protocolStatic IP routingStatic IP routing
N/A
Target audienceHome usersHome usersHome users
Support for alternative firmware
N/A
OpenWrt
N/A

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • AES
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • 152-bit WEP
  • TKIP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
N/A

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