Introduction
Brand: TP-Link
Model: Touch P5
UK Price: £135.02 @Amazon.co.uk (At time of review)
US Price: $259.99 @ Wireless 1 (At time of review)
TP-Link has been one of the cornerstones of networking products on the global market since their first entry into the international market in 2005. Although they were formed in 1996, they have gone from strength to strength since then and continue to provide consumers and businesses alike with many different products, catering for many different needs.
Breaking into the networking market is extremely difficult, especially with the well-known industry players out there. However TP-Link has developed their latest flagship design, the Touch P5 Router, to continue to make waves in this area – and they’ve sent us one to take a look at. What’s so special about this one you may ask? Well not only is this behemoth of a device extremely powerful, it also features a 4.3-inch touchscreen. It is clearly designed to capture the attention of any home or small office environment. Read on to see the specifications and our review.
Specifications
| HARDWARE FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Interfaces | 4 10/100/1000Mbps LAN Ports, 1 10/100/1000Mbps WAN Port 1 USB 3.0 Port + 1 USB 2.0 Port |
| Button | Power On/Off Button Reset Button |
| External Power Supply | 12V/3.3A |
| Dimensions (W X D X H) | 11.2 x 6.2 x 2.1 in. (284 x 157 x 52 mm) |
| Antenna | 3 Dual Band Detachable Antennas |
| Touch Screen | Screen Type: Capacitive Screen Size: 4.3 inch Screen Resolution: 128 ppi |
| WIRELESS FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Wireless Standards | IEEE 802.11ac/n/a 5GHz IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz + 256QAM |
| Frequency | 2.4GHz and 5GHz Band |
| Signal Rate | 1300Mbps at 5GHz, 600Mbps at 2.4GHz |
| Reception Sensitivity | 5GHz: 11a 6Mbps: -94dBm 11a 54Mbps: -75dBm 11ac HT20: -66dBm 11ac HT40: -62dBm 11ac HT80: -59dBm 2.4G: 11g 54Mbps: -76dBm 11n HT20: -73dBm 11n HT40: -71dBm |
| Wireless Functions | Enable/Disable Wireless Radio, WMM, Wireless Statistics |
| Wireless Security | 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA-PSK2 encryptions |
| Transmission Power | CE: <20dBm(2.4GHz) <23dBm(5GHz) FCC: <30dBm |
| Guest Network | 2.4GHz guest network × 1 5GHz guest network × 1 |
| SOFTWARE FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Quality of Service | WMM, Bandwidth Control |
| WAN Type | Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/PPTP(Dual Access)/L2TP(Dual Access)/Bigpond |
| Management | Access Control Local Management Remote Management |
| DHCP | Server, Client, DHCP Client List, Address Reservation |
| Port Forwarding | Virtual Server, Port Triggering, UPnP, DMZ |
| Dynamic DNS | DynDns, NO-IP |
| VPN Pass-Through | PPTP, L2TP, IPSec |
| Protocols | Supports IPv4 and IPv6 |
| USB Sharing | Support Samba(Storage)/FTP Server/Media Server/Print Server |
| OTHERS | |
|---|---|
| Certification | CE, FCC, RoHS |
| Package Contents | • AC 1900 Touch Screen Wi-Fi Gigabit Router Touch P5 • 3 Detachable Antennas • Power Supply Unit • Ethernet Cable • Quick Installation Guide |
| System Requirements | • Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista™ or Windows 7, 8, 8.1,10， Mac OS, NetWare, UNIX or Linux • Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0, or other Java-enabled browser • Cable or DSL Modem • Subscription with an Internet Service Provider (for Internet access)Windows 8, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX or Linux |
| Environment | • Operating Temperature: 0~40℃ (32℉ ~104℉) • Storage Temperature: -40~70℃ (-40℉ ~158℉) • Operating Humidity: 10%~90% non-condensing • Storage Humidity: 5%~90% non-condensing |
