Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer MR400 vs TP-Link TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz)

41specifications compared
18differ
23identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- Archer MR400:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- Archer MR400:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Archer MR400:867 Mbit/s
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):450 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- Archer MR400:Fast Ethernet
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):Gigabit Ethernet
3G
- Archer MR400:Yes
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):No
4G
- Archer MR400:Yes
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):No
Antenna design
- Archer MR400:Internal & external
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):External
Antennas quantity
- Archer MR400:2
- TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz):3

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Comparison of Archer MR400, TL-WR945N
91 specifications	A TP-Link Archer MR400 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR945N wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Model TL-WR945N View product
WAN connectionidentical
SIM card slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	867 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	450 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN serverKnown for one	PPTP VPN, IPSec VPN , OpenVPN	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityDiffers	5GHz: 11a 54M: -74dBm 11ac HT20: -67dBm 11ac HT40: -64dBm 11ac HT80 : -60dBm 11n HT20: -71dBm 11n HT40: -70dBm 2.4G: 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20: -73dBm 11n HT40: -67dBm	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
Mobile network2 differ
Mobile network generationKnown for one	4G	Unknown — not stated by the source
3GDiffers	Yes	No
4GDiffers	Yes	No
2G standardsKnown for one	Edge, GPRS, GSM	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G standardsKnown for one	DC-HSPA+, HSPA, HSPA+, UMTS	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G standardKnown for one	LTE	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G bands supportedKnown for one	900,2100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G bands supportedKnown for one	800,900,1800,2100,2600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
GSM bands supportedKnown for one	850,900,1800,1900 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card typeKnown for one	MicroSIM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	DoS, SPI Firewall, IP and 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
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, Status, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna2 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal & external	External
Antennas quantityDiffers	2	3
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmit powerKnown for one	CE: <20dBm(2.4GHz), <23dBm(5GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	0.6 A
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	macOS	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	124.5 mm	132 mm
HeightDiffers	33.5 mm	24 mm
WidthDiffers	174 mm	185 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	307 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	223 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	70 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	670 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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