Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS AiMesh AC1900 vs TP-Link Archer A5

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- AiMesh AC1900:1300 Mbit/s
- Archer A5:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- AiMesh AC1900:Gigabit Ethernet
- Archer A5:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- AiMesh AC1900:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Archer A5:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AiMesh AC1900:5
- Archer A5:4
Product colour
- AiMesh AC1900:Black
- Archer A5:White
Antennas quantity
- AiMesh AC1900:3
- Archer A5:4
Power source type
- AiMesh AC1900:AC
- Archer A5:DC
Output voltage
- AiMesh AC1900:19 V
- Archer A5:9 V

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Comparison of AiMesh AC1900, Archer A5
77 specifications	A ASUS AiMesh AC1900 View product	B TP-Link Archer A5 View product
WAN connectionidentical
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features1 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1300 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	867 Mbit/s
Number of WLAN connections (max)Known for one	15	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5GHz: 11a 54M: -73dBm 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -68dBm 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -64dBm 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -60dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20 MCS7: -74dBm 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm
VPN supportKnown for one	OpenVPN/PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	4
Power3 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	DC
Output voltageDiffers	19 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1.75 A	0.85 A
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	10 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	macOS
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	144.2 mm
HeightDiffers	83.3 mm	36.9 mm
WidthDiffers	220 mm	229.9 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	290 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	682 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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