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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer A7 vs TP-Link VR900v V2

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 36identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • DSL WAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • 3G/4G USB modem compatibility
    • No
    • Yes
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 450 Mbit/s
    • 600 Mbit/s
  • VPN support
    • PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
    • OpenVPN, PPTP VPN, IPsec VPN
  • Supported network protocols
    • IPv4, IPv6
    • IPv6
  • Product colour
    • Black
    • Black, Silver
  • Certification
    • CE, FCC, RoHS
    • CE, RoHS
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • macOS
    • Yes

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VR900v V2View product
WAN connection2 differ
DSL WANDiffersNoYes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffersNoYes
Wireless LAN features2 differ
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)Differs450 Mbit/s600 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one1
Support Samba (storage)Known for oneYes
USB sharingKnown for oneYes
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgeKnown for oneYes
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Media serverKnown for oneYes
VPN serverKnown for onePPTP VPN and OpenVPN
VPN PassthroughKnown for oneYes
VPN supportDiffersPPTP, L2TP, IPSecOpenVPN, PPTP VPN, IPsec VPN
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one5GHz: 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
Static routeKnown for oneYes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one3
Management featuresidentical
Bandwidth controlKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for oneYes
WPS push buttonKnown for oneYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Security2 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 securityDiffersDoS, SPI Firewall, IP Address Filter/MAC Address Filter/Domain Filter, IP and MAC Address BindingNAT, SPI
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocols1 differ
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv4, IPv6IPv6
VoIP protocolsKnown for oneSIP(RFC3261)/RTP(RFC1889/3550), G.711A/u, G.722, G.729AB, G.726
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Silver
LED indicatorsKnown for oneLAN, Power, Status, USB, WAN, WLAN
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffersCE, FCC, RoHSCE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Transmit powerDiffersCE: <20dBm(2.4GHz), <23dBm(5GHz), FCC:<30dBm30 dBmW
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one3 dBi
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one12 V
Output currentKnown for one1.5 A
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, 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
Browser supportedKnown for oneInternet Explorer 11, Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Google Chrome 20.0, Apple, Safari 4.0
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers160.6 mm163.8 mm
HeightDiffers32.7 mm37.3 mm
WidthDiffers243.5 mm215.8 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one330 mm
Package depthKnown for one240 mm
Package heightKnown for one80 mm
Package weightKnown for one790 g
Package typeKnown for oneBox
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for oneYes
ADSL2Known for oneYes
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
VDSLKnown for oneYes
VDSL2Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes

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