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Introduction
- Brand: TP-Link
- Model: Archer D9 AC1900
- Price: £130 (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.
With that in mind, today I have one of TP-Link’s flagship products, more namely the Archer D9 AC1900 Wireless ADSL 2+ Modem Router, which packs some impressive features such as triple antenna for maximum wireless coverage, dual USB ports for the connection of external HDDs and printers as well as the support of dual band AC technology. With that said, how will it perform? Is it a premium product from a global networking powerhouse or is it just not that good? Let’s take a look, starting with the specifications.
Specifications
| HARDWARE FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Interface | 1 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 WAN/LAN Port 3 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 LAN Ports 1 RJ11 Port 1 USB 3.0 Port / 1 USB 2.0 Port |
| Button | 1 Power On/Off Switch 1 Wi-Fi On/Off Button 1 WPS Button 1 RESET Button |
| External Power Supply | 12VDC/3.3A |
| IEEE Standards | IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab |
| 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 |
| Dimensions ( W x D x H ) | 8.7 x 3.4 x 6.6 in. (221 x 86 x 168.5mm) |
| Antenna Type | Three detachable dual band external antennas |
| Antenna Gain | 3 × 2dBi for 2.4GHz and 3 × 3dBi for 5GHz |
| WIRELESS FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 2.4GHz and 5GHz |
| Transmit Power | <20dBm(EIRP) |
| Wireless Functions | Enable/Disable Wireless Radio, WDS Bridge, WMM, Wireless Statistics |
| Wireless Security | 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK encryption, Wireless MAC Filtering |
| Wireless Schedule | Support 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wireless Schedule |
| SOFTWARE FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Operating Modes | ADSL Modem Router, Wireless Router |
| DHCP | Server, Client, DHCP Client List, Address Reservation, DHCP relay |
| Quality of Service | ATM QoS, Traffic Control(IP QoS) |
| Port Forwarding | Virtual server, Port Triggering, DMZ, ALG, UPnP |
| Dynamic DNS | DynDns, NO-IP |
| VPN Pass-Through | PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Passthrough |
| 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 |
| Security | NAT Firewall, Access Control, MAC / IP / URL Filtering, Denial of Service (DoS), SYN Flooding, Ping of Death IP and MAC Address Binding |
| IPv6 | IPv6 and IPv4 dual-stack |
| 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 |
| Management | Web Based Configuration(HTTP), Remote management, Command Line Interface, SSL for TR-069, SNMP v1/2c, Web Based Firmware Upgrade, Diagnostic Tools |
| Guest Network | 2.4GHz guest network × 1 5GHz guest network × 1 |
| IPSec VPN | Supports up to 10 IPSec VPN tunnels |
| OTHERS | |
|---|---|
| Certification | CE, FCC, RCM, RoHS |
| Package Contents | AC1900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router External Splitter RJ-11 Telephone Cable RJ-45 Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD Power Adapter |
| System Requirements | Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP or Mac OS or Linux-based operating system |
| 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 |
