Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer GE230 vs TP-Link Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 20identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

Only the TP-Link Archer GE230 has USB port. Ethernet LAN interface type: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link Archer GE230, Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Archer GE230:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
    • Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
  • USB port
    • Archer GE230:Yes
    • Archer BE220W wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No

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Comparison of Archer GE230, BE220W
49 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANNoNo
WAN connection typeRJ-45RJ-45
SIM card slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)3570 Mbit/s3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)688 Mbit/s688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)2882 Mbit/s2882 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers2.5 Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one1000,2500 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Port triggeringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)YesYes
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports55
USB portDiffersYesNo
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
WPS push buttonYesYes
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cloud-managedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsWPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
IGMP snoopingYesYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverYesYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationCE, FCC, RoHSCE, FCC, RoHS
Antennaidentical
Antenna designExternalExternal
Antennas quantity44
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one153.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one58.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one266.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTabletop router
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDC
Output voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V

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