Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer GE230 vs TP-Link Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- Archer GE230:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Archer GE230:3570 Mbit/s
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:733 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Archer GE230:688 Mbit/s
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Archer GE230:2882 Mbit/s
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- Archer GE230:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Archer GE230:1000,2500 Mbit/s
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Archer GE230:5
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
USB port
- Archer GE230:Yes
- Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No

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Comparison of Archer GE230, MR202
51 specifications	A TP-Link Archer GE230 View product	B TP-Link Archer MR202 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model MR202 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WAN connection type	RJ-45	RJ-45
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3570 Mbit/s	733 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	688 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	2882 Mbit/s	433 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000,2500 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz: 11a 54M: -77 dBm 11ac VHT20 MCS0: -95.5 dBm 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -73 dBm 11ac VHT40 MCS0: -93 dBm 11ac VHT20 MCS9: -68 dBm 11ac VHT80 MCS0: -90 dBm 11ac VHT20 MCS9: -65 dBm 2.4 GHz: 11g 54M: -74.5 dBm 11n HT20 MCS0: -92 dBm 11n HT20 MCS7: -73 dBm 11n HT40 MCS0: -89 dBm 11n HT40 MCS7: -70 dBm
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port triggeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
3G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-HSPA+, HSPA, HSPA+, UMTS
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DoS, SPI Firewall, IP & MAC Address Binding
IGMP snoopingKnown 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
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	2
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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
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
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	153.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	58.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	266.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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