Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5 vs TP-Link Archer A7

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 15identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

  • Ethernet WAN
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:No
    • Archer A7:Yes
  • DSL WAN
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:Yes
    • Archer A7:No
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:1750 Mbit/s
    • Archer A7:1300 Mbit/s
  • Product colour
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:Red, Silver
    • Archer A7:Black
  • Cables included
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
    • Archer A7:LAN (RJ-45)
  • Antenna design
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:Internal
    • Archer A7:External
  • Power source type
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:AC
    • Archer A7:DC
  • Depth
    • FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5:175 mm
    • Archer A7:160.6 mm

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box 7490 + 2x FRITZ!Fon C5, Archer A7
87 specifications
WAN connection2 differ
Ethernet WANDiffersNoYes
DSL WANDiffersYesNo
WAN connection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Wireless LAN features1 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs1750 Mbit/s1300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1300 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Port forwardingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Support Samba (storage)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB sharingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Media serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePPTP VPN and OpenVPN
VPN PassthroughKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Receiver sensitivityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5GHz: 11a 6Mbps: -93dBm, 11a 54Mbps: -76dBm 11ac HT20 mcs8 : -68dBm, 11ac HT40 mcs9: -64dBm 11ac HT80 mcs9: -61dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54Mbps: -77dBm 11n HT20 mcs7: -74dBm, 11n HT40 mcs7: -72dBm
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Bandwidth controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WPS push buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDoS, SPI Firewall, IP Address Filter/MAC Address Filter/Domain Filter, IP and MAC Address Binding
Guest accessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPv4, IPv6
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTabletop router
Product colourDiffersRed, SilverBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN, Power, Status, USB, WAN, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersLAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)LAN (RJ-45)
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Transmit powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE: <20dBm(2.4GHz), <23dBm(5GHz), FCC:<30dBm
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersACDC
Output voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Output currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one9.3 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemacOS
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers175 mm160.6 mm
HeightDiffers55 mm32.7 mm
WidthDiffers245 mm243.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source240 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source790 g
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VDSLKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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