Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer C900 vs TP-Link TL-WR940N V5.0

47specifications compared
16differ
31identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- Archer C900:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WR940N V5.0:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- Archer C900:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WR940N V5.0:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Archer C900:900 Mbit/s
- TL-WR940N V5.0:450 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- Archer C900:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-WR940N V5.0:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Archer C900:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WR940N V5.0:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Archer C900:3
- TL-WR940N V5.0:5
Certification
- Archer C900:CE, FCC, RoHS
- TL-WR940N V5.0:CE, FCC, RoHS, Wi-Fi
Power source type
- Archer C900:AC
- TL-WR940N V5.0:AC, DC

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Comparison of Archer C900, TL-WR940N V5.0
75 specifications	A TP-Link Archer C900 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR940N V5.0 View product
WAN connectionidentical
WAN connection typeKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 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)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	900 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
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 (first band)Known for one	433 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	150 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of WLAN connections (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static routeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityDiffers	Access Control, Local Management, Remote Management	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
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	5
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Domain Filter, IP Address Binding, MAC Address Binding	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Access Control, Local Management, Remote Management	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Link, Power, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	WMM, Bandwidth Control	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, FCC, RoHS, Wi-Fi
Power3 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC	AC, DC
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1 A	0.6 A
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	32 mm	35 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3

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