Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer GE230

27specifications compared
9differ
18identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 30 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (3600 Mbit/s vs 3570 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (5 vs 3). The D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 1 more antennas quantity than the TP-Link Archer GE230 (5 vs 4). Only the TP-Link Archer GE230 has USB port. Ethernet LAN data rates: 2500,1000 Mbit/s on the D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, 1000,2500 Mbit/s on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3600 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:3570 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2500,1000 Mbit/s
- Archer GE230:1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3
- Archer GE230:5
USB port
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- Archer GE230:Yes
Antennas quantity
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
- Archer GE230:4
Depth
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:120 mm
- Archer GE230:153.1 mm
Height
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:42.2 mm
- Archer GE230:58.6 mm
Width
- C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:180 mm
- Archer GE230:266.8 mm

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Comparison of C36, Archer GE230
59 specifications	A D-Link C36 wireless router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model C36 View product	B TP-Link Archer GE230 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
WAN connection type	RJ-45	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3600 Mbit/s	3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)	688 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)	2882 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	2500,1000 Mbit/s	1000,2500 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000/2500Base-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3bz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port triggeringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	5
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Intelligent Mesh technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA3	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status, LAN, WAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, MIC	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	5	4
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	120 mm	153.1 mm
HeightDiffers	42.2 mm	58.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	350 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	180 mm	266.8 mm

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