Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer MR400 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link TL-WR642G wireless router Black, White

14specifications compared
4differ
10identical
70known for one product only

Key differences

Supported network protocols
- Archer MR400 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:IPv4, IPv6
- TL-WR642G wireless router Black, White:CP/IP, PPPoE, ICMP, NAT
Product colour
- Archer MR400 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- TL-WR642G wireless router Black, White:Black, White
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- Archer MR400 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5 - 90%
- TL-WR642G wireless router Black, White:5 - 95%

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Comparison of MR400, TL-WR642G
84 specifications	A TP-Link Archer MR400 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model MR400 View product	B TP-Link TL-WR642G wireless router Black, White Model TL-WR642G View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connection typeKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	1200 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	300 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
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DBPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port triggeringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP VPN, IPSec VPN , OpenVPN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityDiffers	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	108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER 256K: -105dBm@8% PER
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	4G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual SIM supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G standardsKnown for one	DC-HSPA+, HSPA, UMTS	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G standardKnown for one	LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G bands supportedKnown for one	700,800,850,900,1800,2100,2600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known 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
Parental controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols1 differ
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	CP/IP, PPPoE, ICMP, NAT
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, White
Indication light	Yes	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 dBi
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	12 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	124.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	33.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	174 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	174 x 111 x 30 mm
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4-2.4835GHz
Indoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800m
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.108 Gbit/s
Outdoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200m
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	108/54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6/11/5.5/3/2/1 Mbps
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Output power descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VAC / 0.8A

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