Then coming to its 2.4 GHz performance, we are getting around 100 mbps, which is to be expected, and it doesn’t change much as we go further away with walls in between. In my company office where there are multiple walls in between, the router does take a significant hit and we get around 220 mbps. So in the best case scenario with my ROG Phone 3 very close to the router, I was able to get speeds of about 550 mbps on the 5GHz network, while in the room next to the router with 1 wall in between, I was able to get 530 mbps. Now this isn’t a Wi-Fi 6 router, but you can still get great performance with multiple devices, this does have 2 x 2 MU-MIMO, and beam forming, and the 5 GHz network can actually handle a lot of devices.īut let’s check out what kind of speeds we are actually getting While the Archer C6 doesn’t support a range extender mode, it does support OneMesh, so if you pair it with TP Link’s range extenders like the RE305, you can get seamless Wi-Fi coverage in a large area, and I personally use a TP Link router with this range extender to provide a mesh Wi-Fi network to two of my flats, and it actually works really well, and I don’t have to reconnect my phone to different networks when I move between flats like before. You can also control most of these features with TP Link’s tether app on your phone, and that is also quite simple to use. It has a firewall, WPA 3 security, you have support for OpenVPN, NAT Forwarding, and you can also control some features of the router with Alexa. The setup is quite easy, and TP Link has one of the best web interfaces for controlling its features while also keeping it simple, and you have plenty of options like parental control for restricting access, quality of service. We of course have 5 LEDs to indicate the status of different networks, and at bottom you can also see holes for wall mounting, with plenty of ventilation.
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It looks quite smart with modern aesthetics and compact size, and with this knurled pyramid pattern on its top, you can also rub it against your skin if you’re feeling an itch.Īt the back of the router, you have 1 gigabit WAN port, 4 Gigabit LAN ports, and a reset and a WPS button that can also be used to switch Wi-Fi on or off. The overall design of the new Archer C6 is really great. UNBOXINGīeginning with the unboxing, we have the power adapter with an unnecessary 3rd pin, some papers for quick setup, a Cat 5E Ethernet cable, and finally you get to the router with antennas that are wrapped in plastic from hell which is really difficult to remove. I’ve also reviewed most of the higher end TP Link routers, along with some even more expensive routers, so I’ll also tell you why even at its price, this might be all the router that you actually need. or 33 US Dollars, I think that this is still the best affordable router, even for people who have a high speeds connections. The new Archer C6 (or A6, explained at the end) is a re-design of their best budget router, and coming in at just around 2500 Rs.