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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link ARCHER-C20W wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link VR900v V2

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 13identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 433 Mbit/s
    • 1300 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 300 Mbit/s
    • 600 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 433 Mbit/s
    • 1300 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • USB port
    • No
    • Yes
  • Product type
    • Portable router
    • Tabletop router
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • External

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TP-Link

ARCHER-C20W wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz

Model ARCHER-C20W

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WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for oneYes
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneYes
WAN connection typeKnown for oneRJ-45
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs433 Mbit/s1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 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)Differs433 Mbit/s1300 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Static routeKnown for oneYes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one10
VPN supportKnown for oneOpenVPN, PPTP VPN, IPsec VPN
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for oneYes
ADSL2Known for oneYes
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
VDSLKnown for oneYes
VDSL2Known for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one4
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
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA264-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
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
VoIP protocolsKnown for oneSIP(RFC3261)/RTP(RFC1889/3550), G.711A/u, G.722, G.729AB, G.726
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffersPortable routerTabletop router
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one3 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one3
Transmit powerKnown for one30 dBmW
Features1 differ
Built-in processorDiffersNoYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1000 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneDC
Output currentKnown for one1 A
System requirementsidentical
Browser supportedKnown for oneInternet Explorer 11, Mozilla Firefox 12.0, Google Chrome 20.0, Apple, Safari 4.0
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers144 mm163.8 mm
HeightDiffers35 mm37.3 mm
WidthDiffers230 mm215.8 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Number of products includedKnown for one1 pc(s)

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