Compare TP-Link Routers
Comparing 5 products side-by-side — specifications, pricing and stock. Showing TP-Link products in the Routers category.
| Specification | Current product TP-Link TP-Link Archer C2300 - Wireless router 4-port switch - 1GbE - Wi-Fi 5 - Dual BandARCHER C2300 £133.37 £160.04 inc VAT | TP-Link TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2 V1 - Router 12-port switch - 1GbE, 2.5GbE - WAN ports: 12 - rack-mountableER7412-M2 £212.97 £255.56 inc VAT | |||
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| Power | |||||
| AC input frequency | — | — | — | 50/60 Hz | — |
| AC input voltage | — | — | — | 100 - 240 V | — |
| Battery capacity | — | — | 2000 mAh | — | — |
| Output current | 2 A | — | 1 A | — | 1 A |
| Output voltage | 12 V | — | 5 V | — | 12 V |
| Power consumption (max) | — | — | — | 18.5 W | — |
| Power source type | DC | — | Battery | — | — |
| Network | |||||
| Cabling technology | 10/100/1000Base-T(X) | — | — | — | 10/100/1000Base-T(X) |
| Dynamic DNS (DDNS) | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Ethernet interface type | — | — | — | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Ethernet LAN | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 10,100,1000 Mbit/s | — | — | 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s | 10,100,1000 Mbit/s |
| Ethernet LAN interface type | Gigabit Ethernet | — | — | — | — |
| Networking standards | IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n | — | — | IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z | IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3q, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z |
| Port forwarding | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| Receiver sensitivity | 5GHz: 11ac80M MCS11: -58dBm, 11ac80M MCS0: -88dBm 11ac40M MCS11: -61dBm, 11ac40M MCS0: -91dBm 11ac20M MCS11: -63dBm, 11ac20M MCS0: -95dBm 54M: -76dBm, 6M: -95dBm 2.4GHz: 11n40M MCS9: -63dBm, 11n40M MCS0: -89dBm 11n20M MCS8: -67dBm, 11n20M MCS0: -92dBm 54M: -75dBm, 11M : -90dBm, 6M: -93dBm, 1M: -98dBm | — | — | — | — |
| Static route | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| VLAN support | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile network | |||||
| 3G | No | — | — | — | — |
| 3G bands supported | — | — | 850,900,2100 MHz | — | — |
| 3G standards | — | — | HSPA, HSPA+, UMTS | — | — |
| 4G | No | — | — | — | — |
| 4G bands supported | — | — | 800,850,900,1800,2100,2300,2500,2600 MHz | — | — |
| 4G standard | — | — | LTE-FDD | — | — |
| Data network | — | — | 3G, 4G, LTE | — | — |
| SIM card type | — | — | MicroSIM | — | — |
| UMTS bands supported | — | — | 850,900,2100 MHz | — | — |
| WAN connection | |||||
| 3G/4G USB modem compatibility | No | — | — | Yes | No |
| DSL WAN | Yes | — | — | No | No |
| Ethernet WAN | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| SFP WAN | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| SIM card slot | No | — | — | No | No |
| WAN connection type | RJ-45 | — | — | — | — |
| Packaging content | |||||
| AC adapter included | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Cables included | LAN (RJ-45) | — | Micro-USB | AC, LAN (RJ-45) | — |
| Quantity per pack | — | 1 pc(s) | — | — | — |
| Quick installation guide | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Quick start guide | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Security | |||||
| Access Control List (ACL) | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| ARP attack prevention | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| DMZ support | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| DoS attack prevention | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Firewall | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Firewall security | DoS, SPI Firewall, IP and MAC Address Binding | — | — | — | — |
| Guest access | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| ICMP attack prevention | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Network address translation (NAT) | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC) | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Security algorithms | 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 | — | SSID, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK | 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-384, SHA-512 | SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3 |
| URL filtering | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| VPN tunnels quantity | — | — | — | 80 | 50 |
| Antenna | |||||
| Antenna design | External | — | — | — | — |
| Antenna gain level (max) | 3 dBi | — | — | — | — |
| Detachable antenna(s) | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Transmit power | 2.4G≤30dBm, 5G≤30dBm | — | — | — | — |
| Features | |||||
| Built-in processor | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Flash memory | 128 MB | — | — | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Housing material | — | Metal | — | — | — |
| Internal memory | 256 MB | — | — | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
| Internal memory type | — | — | — | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Linux operating systems supported | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Mac operating systems supported | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Processor cores | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Processor frequency | 1800 MHz | — | — | — | — |
| Product colour | — | Black | — | — | — |
| Windows operating systems supported | — | — | — | Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP | — |
| Certificates | |||||
| Certification | CE, FCC, RoHS | — | CE, RoHS | — | — |
| Compliance certificates | — | — | CE, RoHS | CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | — |
| Ports & interfaces | |||||
| DC-in jack | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 5 |
| Number of console ports | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| RJ-45 input ports | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| RJ-45 output ports | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| SFP module slots quantity | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| USB port | Yes | — | Yes | — | — |
| USB port type | — | — | Micro-USB | — | — |
| USB ports quantity | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| USB version | — | — | — | — | 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) |
| WAN/Ethernet LAN ports quantity | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||||
| Depth | 164 mm | 53 mm | 56.7 mm | 180 mm | 131 mm |
| Height | 36.8 mm | 18.4 mm | 19.8 mm | 44 mm | 35 mm |
| Width | 216 mm | 58 mm | 94 mm | 294 mm | 226 mm |
| Design | |||||
| Device type | — | — | Cellular network router | — | — |
| LED indicators | LAN, Power, Status, System, WAN, WLAN | — | Power, WLAN | — | Yes |
| On/off switch | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Product colour | Black | — | Black | Black | Black |
| Product type | Tabletop router | — | — | — | — |
| Rack mounting | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Reset button | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Protocols | |||||
| DHCP client | Yes | — | — | — | Yes |
| DHCP server | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| DMZ support | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Supported network protocols | IPv4, IPv6 | — | — | — | — |
| Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Ethernet LAN features | |||||
| DHCP client | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| DHCP server | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Ethernet LAN | — | — | No | — | — |
| Networking standards | — | — | IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n | — | — |
| Logistics data | |||||
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 85176990 | — | — | — | — |
| Performance | |||||
| Mac operating systems supported | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Mobile operating systems supported | — | — | Android, Windows Phone, iOS | — | — |
| Web-based management | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Windows operating systems supported | — | — | Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP | — | — |
| Other features | |||||
| Maximum data transfer rate | 1 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 - 35 °C | 0 - 45 °C | 0 - 40 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 90% | — | 5 - 90% | 5 - 90% | 5 - 90% |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 90 °C | — | -20 - 60 °C | -40 - 70 °C | -40 - 70 °C |
| Packaging data | |||||
| Package depth | — | — | 95 mm | — | — |
| Package height | — | — | 50 mm | — | — |
| Package type | Box | — | — | — | — |
| Package weight | — | — | 150 g | — | — |
| Package width | — | — | 135 mm | — | — |
| Management features | |||||
| Quality of Service (QoS) support | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Reset button | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Web-based management | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| WPS push button | Yes | — | — | — | — |
| Sustainability | |||||
| Sustainability compliance | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Wireless LAN features | |||||
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Wi-Fi band | Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi standards | 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) | 600 Mbit/s | — | — | — | — |
| WLAN data transfer rate (max) | 1733 Mbit/s | — | — | — | — |
| WLAN data transfer rate (second band) | 1733 Mbit/s | — | — | — | — |
| WLAN data transfer rates supported | — | — | 300 Mbit/s | — | — |
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