Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link C5 PRO

39specifications compared
11differ
28identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:733 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:1317 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
- C5 PRO:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
- C5 PRO:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Certification
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:FCC, CE, RoHS
- C5 PRO:CE, RoHS
Antennas quantity
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3
- C5 PRO:4
Output voltage
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:9 V
- C5 PRO:12 V

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Comparison of A2, C5 PRO
50 specifications	A TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model A2 View product	B TP-Link C5 PRO View product
Wireless LAN features3 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	733 Mbit/s	1317 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	300 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	433 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum Tx power (2.4 GHz)Known for one	20 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum Tx power (5 GHz)Known for one	23 dBmW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	5GHz: 11a 54M: -76dBm; 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -71dBm; 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -66dBm; 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -62dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm11n; HT20 MCS7: -73dBm; 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall securityDiffers	SPI Firewall, Access Control, IP & MAC Binding Application Layer Gateway	DoS, SPI firewall, IP & MAC address binding
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Virtual Server Port Forwarding Auto-Discovery DMZ UPnP	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, RoHS	CE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	4
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	9 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	0.6 A	1 A

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