Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable vs TP-Link Archer C1200

35specifications compared
15differ
20identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:1750 Mbit/s
- Archer C1200:1167 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:450 Mbit/s
- Archer C1200:300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:1300 Mbit/s
- Archer C1200:867 Mbit/s
Product colour
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:Red
- Archer C1200:Black
Antenna design
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:Internal
- Archer C1200:External
Depth
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:160 mm
- Archer C1200:168 mm
Height
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:47 mm
- Archer C1200:33 mm
Width
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:226 mm
- Archer C1200:243 mm

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable, Archer C1200
78 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable View product	B TP-Link Archer C1200 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WAN connection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features4 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1750 Mbit/s	1167 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	450 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	1300 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Open VPN, PPTP VPN, PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5GHz: 11a 54M: -76dBm 11ac HT20: -68dBm 11ac HT40: -65dBm 11ac HT80 : -62dBm 11n HT20: -74dBm 11n HT40: -71dBm 2.4G: 11g 54M: -75dBm 11n HT20: -72dBm 11n HT40: -69dBm
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
5GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA2	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
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
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
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
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, WLAN	LAN, Power, Status, WAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Transmit powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE: <20dBm(2.4GHz), <23dBm(5GHz)
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	11 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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	168 mm
HeightDiffers	47 mm	33 mm
WidthDiffers	226 mm	243 mm
WeightKnown for one	551 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	305 mm	330 mm
Package depthDiffers	70 mm	240 mm
Package heightDiffers	240 mm	80 mm
Package weightDiffers	1.06 kg	970 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Featuresidentical
Intel insideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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