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Introduction
Brand: TP-Link
Model: Archer VR600
UK Price: £106.86 @ Amazon (at time of review)
US Price: N/A @Amazon (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 Archer VR600, 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 a router, it is one that supports both VDSL and ADSL. It also supports EWAN meaning you can also use this on a cable connection (such as that used by Virgin Media – but more on this later). Read on to see the specifications and our review.
Specifications
| Interfaces | 4 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 LAN Ports 1 RJ11 Port 2 USB 2.0 Ports |
|---|---|
| Button | WPS Button, LED Button, Wireless On/Off Buttons(2.4GHz & 5GHz), Power On/Off Button |
| Dimensions (W X D X H) | 216 x 164 x 36.8mm |
| External Power Supply | 12V/2A |
| IEEE Standards | IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, 802.3ab |
| VDSL2 Standards | ITU-T G.993.2, Up to 17a profile (POTS) ITU-T G.993.5 (G.vector) ITU-T G.998.4 (G.INP） |
| ADSL Standards | Full-rate ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1(G.DMT), ITU-T G.992.2(G.Lite), ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.995.1 |
| ADSL2 Standards | ITU-T G.992.3 (G.DMT.bis), ITU-T G.992.4 (G.lite.bis) |
| ADSL2+ Standards | ITU-T G.992.5 |
| Antenna Type | 3 External detachable dual band antennas |
| WIRELESS FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Wireless Standards | IEEE 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz |
| Wireless Speeds | Support 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wireless Schedule |
| Frequency | 2.4GHz and 5GHz (Supports DFS) |
| Signal Rate | 1300Mbps at 5GHz, 300Mbps at 2.4GHz |
| Transmit Power | 2.4GHz <20dBm(EIRP) 5GHz <23dBm(EIRP) |
| Wireless Functions | Enable/Disable Wireless Radio, WDS Bridge, WMM, Wireless Statistics |
| Wireless Security | 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA-PSK2 encryptions, Wireless MAC Filtering |
| SOFTWARE FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Quality of Service | ATM QoS, Bandwidth Control |
| Security | NAT Firewall, Access Control, IP and MAC Address Binding |
| Operating Modes | VDSL/ADSL Modem Router, Wireless Router, 3G/4G Router |
| Management | Web Based Configuration (HTTP), Remote management, command Line Interface, SSL for TR-069, SNMP v1/2c, Web Based Firmware Upgrade, Diagnostic Tools |
| DHCP | Server, Client, DHCP Client List, Address Reservation, DHCP Relay |
| Port Forwarding | Virtual Server, Port Triggering, DMZ, ALG, UPnP |
| Dynamic DNS | DynDns, NO-IP |
| VPN Pass-Through | PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Passthrough |
| Protocols | Supports IPv4 and IPv6 |
| ATM/PPP Protocols | ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0, PPP over ATM (RFC 2364), PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516), IPoA (RFC1577/2225), MER\IPoE (RFC 1483 Routed), Bridge (RFC1483 Bridge), PVC – Up to 8 PVCs |
| Advanced Functions | Parental Control, Network Address Translation(NAT), Port Mapping(Grouping), Static Routing, RIP v1/v2(optional), DNS Relay, DDNS, IGMP V1/V2/V3 |
| USB Sharing | Support Samba(Storage)/FTP Server/Media Server/Printer Server, 3G/4G Modem |
| Guest Network | 2.4GHz Guest Network, 5GHz Guest Network |
| IPSec VPN | Supports up to 10 IPSec VPN tunnels |
| Beamforming | 5GHz Band |
| APP | Tether App |
| OTHERS | |
|---|---|
| Certification | CE, RoHS |
| Package Contents | AC1600 Wireless Gigabit VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Archer VR600 External Splitter RJ11 DSL Cable RJ45 Ethernet Cable Power Adapter Quick Installation Guide |
| System Requirements | Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista™ or Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 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) |
| 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 |
Thanks for the review.
No problem!
Hey; I’ve got the problem that my ping raises by 5ms after some hours usage, until I restart the modem.
Anyone got an idea why this is?
I was wondering, does this support WAN failover? Lets say I am using the vdsl port as my main line and I have a cable internet on the WAN port. If my DSL fails, can it failover to the WAN port?