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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS AiMesh AC1900 vs TP-Link Archer A7

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 21identical
  • 60known for one product only

Key differences

  • VPN support
    • OpenVPN/PPTP/L2TP
    • PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 5
    • 4
  • USB port
    • No
    • Yes
  • Power source type
    • AC
    • DC
  • Output voltage
    • 19 V
    • 12 V
  • Output current
    • 1.75 A
    • 1.5 A
  • Depth
    • 160 mm
    • 160.6 mm
  • Height
    • 83.3 mm
    • 32.7 mm

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90 specifications
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ASUS

AiMesh AC1900View product
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TP-Link

Archer A7View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANNoNo
SIM card slotNoNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityNoNo
WAN connection typeKnown for oneRJ-45
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)1300 Mbit/s1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one1300 Mbit/s
Number of WLAN connections (max)Known for one15
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Port forwardingYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one1
Support Samba (storage)Known for oneYes
USB sharingKnown for oneYes
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgeKnown for oneYes
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Media serverKnown for oneYes
VPN serverKnown for onePPTP VPN and OpenVPN
VPN PassthroughKnown for oneYes
VPN supportDiffersOpenVPN/PPTP/L2TPPPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one5GHz: 11a 6Mbps: -93dBm, 11a 54Mbps: -76dBm 11ac HT20 mcs8 : -68dBm, 11ac HT40 mcs9: -64dBm 11ac HT80 mcs9: -61dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54Mbps: -77dBm 11n HT20 mcs7: -74dBm, 11n HT40 mcs7: -72dBm
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers54
USB portDiffersNoYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Memory card slot(s)NoNo
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Bandwidth controlKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonYesYes
WPS push buttonYesYes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallYesYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneDoS, SPI Firewall, IP Address Filter/MAC Address Filter/Domain Filter, IP and MAC Address Binding
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6
Designidentical
Product typeTabletop routerTabletop router
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneLAN, Power, Status, USB, WAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Wall mountableKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedYesYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna designExternalExternal
Antennas quantity33
Transmit powerKnown for oneCE: <20dBm(2.4GHz), <23dBm(5GHz), FCC:<30dBm
Power3 differ
Power source typeDiffersACDC
Output voltageDiffers19 V12 V
Output currentDiffers1.75 A1.5 A
AC input voltageKnown for one110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one10 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for onemacOS
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers160 mm160.6 mm
HeightDiffers83.3 mm32.7 mm
WidthDiffers220 mm243.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one330 mm
Package depthKnown for one240 mm
Package heightKnown for one80 mm
Package weightKnown for one790 g
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes

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