Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer C4 vs TP-Link H5 + AV500

45specifications compared
15differ
30identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- Archer C4:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- H5 + AV500:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cables included
- Archer C4:LAN (RJ-45)
- H5 + AV500:AC
Certification
- Archer C4:CE, FCC, RoHS
- H5 + AV500:IC, RoHS
Antenna design
- Archer C4:Internal & external
- H5 + AV500:External
Antennas quantity
- Archer C4:4
- H5 + AV500:2
Depth
- Archer C4:160.6 mm
- H5 + AV500:178 mm
Height
- Archer C4:32.5 mm
- H5 + AV500:51 mm
Width
- Archer C4:243 mm
- H5 + AV500:256 mm

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Comparison of Archer C4, H5 + AV500
65 specifications	A TP-Link Archer C4 View product	B TP-Link H5 + AV500 View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	MAC Address Binding	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	IC, RoHS
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal & external	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	160.6 mm	178 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	51 mm
WidthDiffers	243 mm	256 mm
Other features4 differ
Bandwidth (first)Differs	5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)Differs	2.4 GHz	5 GHz
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	IP Address, Domain	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityDiffers	2	1
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC

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