Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS AiMesh AC1900 vs TP-Link Archer C900

33specifications compared
8differ
25identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- AiMesh AC1900:1300 Mbit/s
- Archer C900:900 Mbit/s
Number of WLAN connections (max)
- AiMesh AC1900:15
- Archer C900:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AiMesh AC1900:5
- Archer C900:3
Output voltage
- AiMesh AC1900:19 V
- Archer C900:12 V
Output current
- AiMesh AC1900:1.75 A
- Archer C900:1 A
Depth
- AiMesh AC1900:160 mm
- Archer C900:144 mm
Height
- AiMesh AC1900:83.3 mm
- Archer C900:32 mm
Width
- AiMesh AC1900:220 mm
- Archer C900:230 mm

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Comparison of AiMesh AC1900, Archer C900
78 specifications	A ASUS AiMesh AC1900 View product	B TP-Link Archer C900 View product
WAN connectionidentical
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features2 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1300 Mbit/s	900 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	433 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Number of WLAN connections (max)Differs	15	1
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
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	Access Control, Local Management, Remote Management
VPN supportKnown for one	OpenVPN/PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	3
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Domain Filter, IP Address Binding, MAC Address Binding
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)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
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Access Control, Local Management, Remote Management
Designidentical
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Link, Power, WAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WMM, Bandwidth Control
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	19 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	1.75 A	1 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 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	83.3 mm	32 mm
WidthDiffers	220 mm	230 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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