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Technical information
Connectivity technology Wi-Fi, USB
Frequency band class Tri-Band
Data transfer rate 5334 Megabits Per Second
Brand TP-Link
Wireless Type 5 GHz Radio Frequency, 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency
Number of ports8Security protocol WPS
About this item
Battle-Tested Processing: With a 1.8 GHz 64-bit quad-core CPU, three co-processors and 1 GB RAM, it delivers the raw power required to ideally execute every service, thread and application
Intelligent Traffic Prioritization: The Archer C5400X conquers lag, immediately eradicating it from your gaming experience
Blistering Wi-Fi Speeds: Get into the action with AC5400 tri-band Wi-Fi speeds over the 2.4 GHz (1000 Mbps) and two 5 GHz bands (2167 Mbps + 2167 Mbps)
Full-Throttle Wireless Performance: The Archer C5400X employs MU-MIMO and Airtime Fairness to balance the requests of every device with speed and precision
Accelerated Wired Connections: With 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports, you can connect PCs, smart TVs and game consoles to fast, wired connection without needing a switch
USB 3.0 PORT: To share your USB hard drive and printer; PC software for automatic backup to USB hard drive connected to the router
Costumers Product Reviews
Pros
I bought this to use as a replacement for our Virgin Media Super Hub as, when our housing estate was built a couple of years ago, most people took on Virgin Media for their broadband services as they had a special offer for all new owners at the time. This now means that within a few hundred feet there are countless Super Hub ID's and our connection has become more and more unreliable. We have had a couple of replacement Hubs from VM but they haven't really cured the problem so I decided to change tack.
Having read some of the reviews for TP-Link Cable WiFi Router and looking at how other people solved poor VM WiFi problems I decided to purchase for installation our loft space with a view to making the WiFi signal in our home more robust. One the router arrived and was out of the box I switched the Super Hub into Modem mode, ran a CAT5 cable from the Modem port up into the loft space, plugged it into the TP-Link Router and turned on. For first time use I used a wired connection with the laptop to log into the TP-Link Admin page and within a couple of clicks of a mouse the router had found the cable model and the connection was live. A few more clicks later and I had configured the WiFi as we would want it and all of our devices found the new SSID quickly. I then reviewed the basic security setting and made a few simple changes to make sure the router was as secure as I needed to be and, after a quick reboot, we were ready to go. The total installation time was no more than fifteen minutes and that included putting a couple of screws into a joist to mount the router for best signal strength.
The router has been in place for about a month now and so far it has been excellent. Unlike the previous Super Hub there has been no drop out or no need to reboot (albeit I believe there is a setting where you can do this on a daily basis at a set time) and the connection has been very stable. We run 2 PC's, 1 Laptop, 2 FireTV's, 3 Mobile Phones and a CCTV system that can be viewed live and the router is dealing with all of this in it's stride. It not unusual for both Fire TV's to be streaming at the same time without an issue and our work laptop can be quite heavy on data when using a VPN connection and, again, the router has been trouble-free. There are lots of other features of the product such as Guest WiFi, Bridges, DMZ's etc. which are all over and above what we really need but am pleased the features could be used should our requirements change.
All in all, for the price we paid and the issues we were having with a Super Hub, this is an excellent piece of kit for a home WiFi setup. It was quick and simple to set up, provided a good level of security for our devices and so far has been faultless.
Cons
I bought this because although I get very good download speed with Hub 3 when my devices are close to it; it's very poor for wifi coverage so the speed drops significantly at various parts of the house. So one of the supposed answers to this, is to use Hub 3 in modem mode only and use a seperate router - such as this tplink. Well after hours and hours of internet research I still haven't been able to get this to work...the fault more than likely is with Hub 3 rather than the tplink...after following supposedly straightforward configuration/installation instructions the 4 lights on the tplink should be green...but only 3 of them do; the 4th one (internet on) remains stubbornly orange. Even a long help email from tplink support didn't help. So if you are a virgin media broadband customer and you're thinking of doing what i've been trying then you'll need to look elsewhere for a different router....but i have no idea which one (if any!) will work with the horrendous Hub 3!
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