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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer A5 vs TP-Link VR900v V2

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 27identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

  • DSL WAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • 3G/4G USB modem compatibility
    • No
    • Yes
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 867 Mbit/s
    • 1300 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 300 Mbit/s
    • 600 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 867 Mbit/s
    • 1300 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Fast Ethernet
    • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • USB port
    • No
    • Yes

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Archer A5View product
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VR900v V2View product
WAN connection2 differ
DSL WANDiffersNoYes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffersNoYes
Wireless LAN features4 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs867 Mbit/s1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs300 Mbit/s600 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs867 Mbit/s1300 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
VPN supportKnown for oneOpenVPN, PPTP VPN, IPsec VPN
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
VPN PassthroughKnown for oneYes
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one5GHz: 11a 54M: -73dBm 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -68dBm 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -64dBm 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -60dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20 MCS7: -74dBm 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for oneYes
ADSL2Known for oneYes
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
VDSLKnown for oneYes
VDSL2Known for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffersNoYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one3
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
WPS push buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, HTTPS, IPSec, SNMP, WMM, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Firewall securityKnown for oneNAT, SPI
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Protocols1 differ
VoIP protocolsKnown for oneSIP(RFC3261)/RTP(RFC1889/3550), G.711A/u, G.722, G.729AB, G.726
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv4, IPv6IPv6
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack, Silver
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersCE, FCC, RoHSCE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers43
Transmit powerKnown for one30 dBmW
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one9 V
Output currentKnown for one0.85 A
System requirements2 differ
Browser supportedKnown for oneInternet Explorer 11, Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Google Chrome 20.0, Apple, Safari 4.0
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows Vista, Windows XPWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersmacOSYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers144.2 mm163.8 mm
HeightDiffers36.9 mm37.3 mm
WidthDiffers229.9 mm215.8 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Package widthKnown for one290 mm
Package depthKnown for one240 mm
Package heightKnown for one76 mm
Package weightKnown for one682 g
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for oneNo
4GKnown for oneNo
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990

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