Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link ARCHER C5 vs TP-Link TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

51specifications compared
15differ
36identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- ARCHER C5:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- ARCHER C5:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN interface type
- ARCHER C5:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- ARCHER C5:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- ARCHER C5:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100Base-T(X)
Antennas quantity
- ARCHER C5:2
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:3
Output current
- ARCHER C5:2.5 A
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:1 A
Depth
- ARCHER C5:160.6 mm
- TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:144 mm

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Comparison of ARCHER C5, TL-WR940N
61 specifications	A TP-Link ARCHER C5 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR940N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model TL-WR940N View product
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
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)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	450 Mbit/s
Network5 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Port forwarding	Yes	Yes
VPN support	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Receiver sensitivityDiffers	11a 54M: -74dBm 11ac HT20: -67dBm 11ac HT40: -63dBm 11ac HT80 : -59dBm 11n HT20: -71dBm 11n HT40: -69dBm 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20: -73dBm 11n HT40: -71dBm	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)	Yes	Yes
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
Filtering	Yes	Yes
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filtering	Yes	Yes
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Wall mountable	Yes	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Certification	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, FCC, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power1 differ
Power source type	AC	AC
Output voltage	12 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	2.5 A	1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	160.6 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	32.5 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	243 mm	230 mm
Other features1 differ
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	300,867 Mbit/s	11,54,450 Mbit/s

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