Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

EnGenius ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link Archer C4

45specifications compared
20differ
25identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- Archer C4:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
VPN support
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:PPTP/L2TP/IPSec
- Archer C4:PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Certification
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:FCC/CE/IC
- Archer C4:CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna design
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Internal
- Archer C4:Internal & external
Antenna gain level (max)
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3.5 dBi
- Archer C4:5 dBi
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:0 - 90%
- Archer C4:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:0 - 95%
- Archer C4:5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:-20 - 60 °C
- Archer C4:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of ESR600, Archer C4
81 specifications	A EnGenius ESR600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model ESR600 View product	B TP-Link Archer C4 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Channels quantityKnown for one	11 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP/L2TP/IPSec	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	4G	Unknown — not stated by the source
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	802.1x RADIUS, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MAC Address Binding
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC/CE/IC	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	Internal & external
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	3.5 dBi	5 dBi
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.25 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	161.5 mm	160.6 mm
HeightDiffers	41.6 mm	32.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	226.8 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	161.5 mm	243 mm
Other features6 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (first)Differs	2.4 GHz	5 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Differs	5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Filtering descriptionDiffers	IP/Port	IP Address, Domain
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.400 - 2.484 GHz	2.4 - 5 GHz
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	PPPoE/DHCP/Static IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityDiffers	1	2
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300,600 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Yes

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