Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable vs TP-Link Archer C60

29specifications compared
12differ
17identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:1750 Mbit/s
- Archer C60:867 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:1300 Mbit/s
- Archer C60:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:Gigabit Ethernet
- Archer C60:Fast Ethernet
USB port
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:Yes
- Archer C60:No
Product colour
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:Red
- Archer C60:White
LED indicators
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:Power, WLAN
- Archer C60:LAN, Power, WLAN
Antenna design
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:Internal
- Archer C60:External
Depth
- FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable:160 mm
- Archer C60:144 mm

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable, Archer C60
78 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Box 6490 Cable View product	B TP-Link Archer C60 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
Wireless LAN features3 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1750 Mbit/s	867 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 (second band)Differs	1300 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-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	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown 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
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	White
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, WLAN	LAN, Power, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wall mountableKnown 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	5
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
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
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	160 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	47 mm	37 mm
WidthDiffers	226 mm	230 mm
WeightKnown for one	551 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Package widthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	70 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	240 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.06 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Featuresidentical
Intel insideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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