Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer D50 vs TP-Link TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White

36specifications compared
13differ
23identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- Archer D50:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Archer D50:100 Mbit/s
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:10,100 Mbit/s
VPN tunnels quantity
- Archer D50:10
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Archer D50:4
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:5
Product colour
- Archer D50:Black
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:White
Cables included
- Archer D50:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:LAN (RJ-45)
Antenna gain level (max)
- Archer D50:3 dBi
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:5 dBi
Depth
- Archer D50:141 mm
- TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White:134 mm

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Comparison of Archer D50, TL-WR842N
76 specifications	A TP-Link Archer D50 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR842N wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) White Model TL-WR842N View product
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	300 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	10	5
VPN supportDiffers	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Passthrough	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec(ESP Head)
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL specificationKnown for one	ITU-T G.992.1(G.DMT), ITU-T G.992.2(G.Lite), ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.995.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Domain Filter, IP Address Binding, MAC Address Binding
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4 & IPv6
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	3 dBi	5 dBi
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	141 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	33.6 mm	33 mm
WidthDiffers	202 mm	192 mm
Other featuresidentical
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 supportedKnown for one	300,867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS

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