Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link EB210 PRO

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link EB210 PRO has 2,835 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (3568 Mbit/s vs 733 Mbit/s). The TP-Link EB210 PRO has 388 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (688 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The TP-Link EB210 PRO has 2,447 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (2880 Mbit/s vs 433 Mbit/s). Only the TP-Link EB210 PRO has USB port. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link EB210 PRO.

Top Wi-Fi standard
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- EB210 PRO:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:733 Mbit/s
- EB210 PRO:3568 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
- EB210 PRO:688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
- EB210 PRO:2880 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
- EB210 PRO:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
- EB210 PRO:5
USB port
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- EB210 PRO:Yes
Certification
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:FCC, CE, RoHS
- EB210 PRO:CE

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Comparison of A2, EB210 PRO
52 specifications	A TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model A2 View product	B TP-Link EB210 PRO View product
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	733 Mbit/s	3568 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	300 Mbit/s	688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	433 Mbit/s	2880 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, OpenVPN, IPSec
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Cloud-managedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise	WPA, WPA2, WPA3-Personal
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
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, RoHS	CE
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC, DC	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	9 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	0.6 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	144 mm	153 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	47.6 mm
WidthDiffers	230 mm	268.6 mm
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported

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