Compare TP-Link Bridges & Gateways
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| Specification | Current product TP-Link TP-Link Archer Air R5 V1.6 - Wireless router - mesh 2-port switch - 1GbE - Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6 - Quad-Band - wall-mountableARCHER AIR R5 £103.58 £124.30 inc VAT | ||||
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| Power | |||||
| AC input frequency | — | — | 50 - 60 Hz | — | — |
| AC input voltage | — | — | 120 - 240 V | — | — |
| Battery capacity | — | — | — | 3000 mAh | — |
| Output current | — | 2 A | — | — | 0.85 A |
| Output voltage | — | 12 V | — | — | 9 V |
| Power consumption (typical) | — | — | 7.94 W | — | — |
| Power source type | USB | DC | AC | Battery | DC |
| Network | |||||
| Automatic channel selection | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Built-in FTP server | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Cabling technology | — | — | 10/100/1000Base-T(X) | — | 10/100Base-T(X) |
| Concurrent connections | — | — | 150000 | — | — |
| Dynamic DNS (DDNS) | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) (@IEEE 802.11n) | — | — | — | — | 20 dBmW |
| Ethernet interface type | — | — | Gigabit Ethernet | — | — |
| Ethernet LAN | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 10,100,1000 Mbit/s | 10,100,1000 Mbit/s | 10,100,1000 Mbit/s | — | 10,100 Mbit/s |
| Ethernet LAN interface type | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | — | — | Fast Ethernet |
| Networking standards | — | — | IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x | — | IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n |
| Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Number of guest networks (5 GHz) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Policy-based routing | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Port forwarding | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Port triggering | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Receiver sensitivity | — | — | — | — | 11g 54M: -74dBm 11n HT20: -71dBm 11n HT40: -67dBm |
| SSID-based VLAN assignment | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Traffic control | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| VLAN support | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| VPN support | — | PPTP, IPSec, OpenVPN | — | — | — |
| Wireless radio | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Mobile network | |||||
| 2G bands supported | — | — | — | 850,900,1800,1900 MHz | — |
| 2G standards | — | — | — | Edge, GPRS | — |
| 3G | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 3G bands supported | — | — | — | 900,2100 MHz | 850,900,2100 MHz |
| 3G standards | — | — | — | DC-HSDPA, HSPA, HSPA+, UMTS | HSPA, UMTS |
| 4G | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| 4G bands supported | — | — | — | 800,900,1800,2100,2600 MHz | 800,900,1800,1900,2100,2300,2500,2600 MHz |
| 4G standard | — | — | — | LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD | LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD |
| Data network | — | — | — | Edge, GPRS, GSM, HSPA, LTE, UMTS | — |
| GSM bands supported | — | — | — | 850,900,1800,1900 MHz | — |
| Mobile network generation | — | — | — | — | 4G |
| Number of simultaneous SIM cards | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| SIM card type | — | — | — | — | MicroSIM |
| UMTS bands supported | — | — | — | 900,2100 MHz | — |
| WAN connection | |||||
| 3G/4G USB modem compatibility | No | No | No | — | No |
| DSL WAN | No | No | No | — | — |
| Ethernet WAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| SIM card slot | No | No | No | — | Yes |
| WAN connection type | RJ-45 | RJ-45 | — | — | RJ-45 |
| Packaging content | |||||
| AC adapter included | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Cables included | — | LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11) | AC | Micro-USB | LAN (RJ-45) |
| Manual | Yes | — | Yes | — | — |
| Quick installation guide | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Quick start guide | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Security | |||||
| Access Control List (ACL) | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| ARP attack prevention | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Authentication method | — | — | SHA-1, MD5 | — | — |
| DMZ support | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| DoS attack prevention | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Firewall | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| IP address filtering | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| MAC address filtering | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| NAT functionality | — | — | • One-to-One NAT • Multi-Net NAT • Virtual Server • Port Triggering • NAT-DMZ • FTP/H.323/SIP/IPSec/PPTP ALG, UPnP | — | — |
| Network address translation (NAT) | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Parental control | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Schedule access | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Security algorithms | WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPA3 | SSID, WPA, WPA2, WPA3 | 3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1 | WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK | 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK |
| Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| System event log | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| URL filtering | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| VPN support | — | — | • 20 IPsec VPN Tunnels • LAN-to-LAN, Client-to-LAN • Main, Aggressive Negotiation Mode • DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Encryption Algorithm • IKEv1/v2 • MD5, SHA1 Authentication Algorithm • NAT Traversal (NAT-T) • Dead Peer Detection (DPD) • Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) • PPTP VPN Server • 10 PPTP VPN Clients • 16 Tunnels • PPTP with MPPE Encryption • L2TP VPN Server • 10 L2TP VPN Clients • 16 Tunnels • L2TP over IPSec • OpenVPN Server • 10 OpenVPN Clients • 16 OpenVPN Tunnels | — | — |
| VPN tunnels quantity | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| Antenna | |||||
| Antenna connector type | — | — | — | — | N-type |
| Antenna design | Internal | Internal | — | — | External |
| Antennas quantity | — | 4 | — | — | 2 |
| Performance | |||||
| Antenna type | — | — | — | Internal | — |
| Mac operating systems supported | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Windows operating systems supported | — | — | — | Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP | — |
| System requirements | |||||
| Browser supported | — | — | — | — | Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0 |
| Linux operating systems supported | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Mac operating systems supported | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Windows operating systems supported | — | — | — | — | Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP |
| Design | |||||
| Built-in display | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Device type | — | — | — | Cellular network router | — |
| Display diagonal | — | — | — | 3.66 cm (1.44") | — |
| Display type | — | — | — | TFT | — |
| LED indicators | — | LAN, Power, WAN | Activity, LAN, System, USB, WAN | Yes | — |
| Market positioning | — | — | — | Portable | — |
| On/off switch | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Product colour | White | White | Black | Black, Grey | Black |
| Product type | Tabletop router | Tabletop router | — | — | Tabletop router |
| Rack capacity | — | — | 1U | — | — |
| Rack mounting | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Reset button | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Wall mountable | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
| Ports & interfaces | |||||
| Card reader integrated | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Compatible memory cards | — | — | — | MicroSD (TransFlash) | — |
| DC-in jack | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 |
| Maximum memory card size | — | — | — | 32 GB | — |
| Memory card slot(s) | — | — | — | — | No |
| RJ-11 ports quantity | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| USB charging port | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| USB port | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| USB ports quantity | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Certificates | |||||
| Certification | FCC, CE, RoHS | CE, DFS | — | CE, RoHS | CE, RoHS |
| Compliance certificates | — | — | RoHS | — | — |
| Features | |||||
| Certification | — | — | CE, FCC, RoHS | — | — |
| Firmware upgradeable | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Flash memory | — | — | 128 MB | — | — |
| Internal memory | — | — | 256 MB | — | — |
| Internal memory type | — | — | DRAM | — | — |
| Linux operating systems supported | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Mac operating systems supported | — | — | MacOS | — | — |
| Windows operating systems supported | — | — | Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP | — | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||||
| Depth | 10.8 mm | 148.6 mm | 101 mm | 65 mm | 114 mm |
| Height | 210 mm | 67.5 mm | 25 mm | 16 mm | 36 mm |
| Weight | — | — | — | — | 150 g |
| Width | 148 mm | 199 mm | 158 mm | 112 mm | 154 mm |
| Protocols | |||||
| DHCP client | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| DHCP server | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| DMZ support | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Management protocols | — | — | Telnet | — | — |
| Routing protocols | — | — | RIP-1, RIP-2 | — | — |
| Supported network protocols | IPv4, IPv6 | — | TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP | — | IPv4, IPv6 |
| Supported protocols | — | — | IPsec/PPTP/L2TP | — | — |
| Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN features | |||||
| DHCP client | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| DHCP server | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Ethernet LAN | — | — | — | No | — |
| Logistics data | |||||
| Harmonized System (HS) code | — | — | — | 85176990 | 85176990 |
| Management features | |||||
| MIMO | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| MU-MIMO technology | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| Reset button | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Web-based management | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME) | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wireless statistics | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| WPS push button | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| Wireless LAN features | |||||
| Modulation | — | 1024-QAM, OFDMA | — | — | — |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | — | — | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
| Wi-Fi | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Wi-Fi band | Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) | Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) | — | — | Single-band (2.4 GHz) |
| Wi-Fi standards | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) | — | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
| WLAN data transfer rate (first band) | 574 Mbit/s | 574 Mbit/s | — | — | — |
| WLAN data transfer rate (max) | 2976 Mbit/s | 3000 Mbit/s | — | — | 300 Mbit/s |
| WLAN data transfer rate (second band) | 2402 Mbit/s | 2402 Mbit/s | — | — | — |
| WLAN data transfer rates supported | — | — | — | 300 Mbit/s | — |
| Operational conditions | |||||
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 10 - 90% | 10 - 90% | 10 - 90% | 10 - 90% | 10 - 90% |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 40 °C | 0 - 40 °C | 0 - 40 °C | 0 - 35 °C | 0 - 40 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 90% | 5 - 90% | 5 - 90% | 5 - 90% | 5 - 90% |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 60 °C | -40 - 60 °C | -40 - 70 °C | -20 - 60 °C | -40 - 70 °C |
| Packaging data | |||||
| Package depth | — | — | 254 mm | 101 mm | 161 mm |
| Package height | — | — | 60 mm | 60 mm | 66 mm |
| Package type | Box | Box | — | — | — |
| Package weight | — | — | 650 g | 250 g | 450 g |
| Package width | — | — | 190 mm | 149 mm | 293 mm |
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