Design and usability<\/span><\/h2>\nTP-Link Archer C24 is a small square box with four antennas.\u00a0This time the case is made of matte white plastic.\u00a0This is a much more practical solution than gloss, which covers almost the entire surface of the device, which the company’s designers clearly love.\u00a0With this router, you don’t have to think about scratches that could appear even from a banal dusting.<\/p>\n
The size of the router is relatively modest (115 \u00d7 106.7 \u00d7 24.3 mm), which will not force you to look for additional installation space, as long as the antennas are placed if the device is \u201chidden\u201d somewhere in furniture.\u00a0By the way, the antennas are not removable, but their direction can be adjusted.<\/p>\n
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There are four plastic legs on the bottom of the case.\u00a0Naturally, they will not be able to “grab” on almost any home surface, so the connected wires should be removed away from those places where they can be touched.\u00a0There are also a couple of wall mounts.\u00a0Interestingly, unlike most routers that come to us, the bottom of the Archer C24 is solid.\u00a0There are no slots for ventilation on the case at all.<\/p>\n
Of the “decorations” on this “Archer” there is only the company’s logo on top and a few “ribs” on the front side.\u00a0There are five activity indicators next to them that can be turned off if they get in the way.\u00a0All the same connectors are on the back: power port, WAN and four LAN ports.\u00a0Next to them is a button for activating the WPS mode or rebooting.\u00a0There is no separate power button.<\/p>\n
Actually, the laconic design also repeats the ease of use.\u00a0The router is small and not particularly noticeable (except that it can draw too much attention to itself due to the white case, because most routers are made in dark colors).\u00a0It’s hard to say that something is missing here for an inexpensive device, but it would not hurt to \u201crubberize\u201d the surface of the legs.<\/p>\n
Functionality TP-Link Archer C24<\/span><\/h2>\nYou shouldn’t expect any amazing figures from the basic solution.\u00a0TP-Link Archer C24 operates according to the AC750 standard and the theoretical maximum speed in the 2.4 GHz band is 300 Mbps, and in 5 GHz it is 433. Obviously, this is not a device that provides a large fleet of connected clients with high requirements for speed.\u00a0But, conventionally, for non-trivial tasks this may be enough.<\/p>\n
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At low speed indicators, the router is equipped with 100-megabit ports.\u00a0In principle, the initial router is no longer needed, but users who have access to a faster channel will no longer make sense to connect such a device.<\/p>\n
Archer C24 can operate in three modes: router, access point and repeater.\u00a0So, if the home network needs to be strengthened, say, in a separate room of a private house, then this can be done using such a device (again, not forgetting that the speed will be limited to 100 Mbps).<\/p>\n
Among other things, the router is able to create guest networks, supports NAT Forwarding, restricts the access of individual devices to any requests and their network operating time using parental control, there is QoS, a few security settings and support for IPTV.<\/p>\n
In the settings of the router itself, there are also the usual for the manufacturer the possibility of updating the firmware (only they need to be manually downloaded and “thrown” into the device), creating backup copies of the entered parameters, logs, diagnostics, rebooting according to the schedule and turning off indicators.<\/p>\n
You can also \u201cmanage\u201d the device using TP-Link Tether from smartphones.\u00a0But you won’t be able to do this remotely, only locally.\u00a0As is the case with other routers, the application does not have access to all items that are available through the browser, so this control method will be more convenient for basic configuration and changing basic parameters.<\/p>\n
TP-Link Archer C24 in action<\/span><\/h2>\nBasic routers, especially the AC750 standard, are clearly not created to impress the user with high-speed characteristics.\u00a0In this case, they require more stability and a good signal.\u00a0Our testing environment did not change where the Archer C24 was installed in the center of a two-room apartment.\u00a0There is also a gigabit connection, which in this case was used at best by 10%.<\/p>\n
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On-network speed testing was performed using two clients in the form of a ROG Zephyrus gaming laptop and an HP ProBook.\u00a0In the 2.4 GHz band with a wireless connection, the data transfer rate averaged 77 Mbps near the point and 35 in the far corner.\u00a0Connecting one of the laptops with a wire slightly increased the indicators to average values \u200b\u200bof 93 and 48 Mbit \/ s in the same positions.<\/p>\n
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Even the theoretical indicators of the 5 GHz range are not much higher, but in this case the average speed turned out to be even slightly lower.\u00a0Wireless transmission rate was 87 Mbps near the router and 25 in the far position.\u00a0With a cable for one of the laptops, the figures were 95 and 34 Mbit \/ s in the same places.<\/p>\n
With a wired connection, very predictable results were obtained that do not need a separate comment.<\/p>\n
But with the speed of the Internet connection, everything turned out to be in order.\u00a0Without a router, you could get 904 Mbps downloads and 830 uploads from your provider.\u00a0By wire through it, almost the maximum was obtained, which the port allows – 95\/94 Mbit \/ s.\u00a0The 2.4 GHz band allowed us to get 90\/63 near the point and 49\/39 Mbit \/ s in the distance.\u00a0In the same positions at 5 GHz, you could see 94\/94 and 93\/34 Mbit \/ s, respectively.<\/p>\n
The next week with the device showed that it is extremely rare, but the speed drops can be literally for a minute or two.\u00a0It is possible that these were temporary difficulties with the provider, and not necessarily problems with the router, although this usually did not happen.\u00a0There were also small pauses when streaming video from laptop to TV (using AppleTV).\u00a0This was not the case with faster routers.\u00a0And with the exception of a few such episodes, there were no more difficulties with accessing the Web, even large files could be downloaded at the highest available speed.\u00a0And this is with 5-10 clients connected.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h3>\n
TP-Link Archer C24 is clearly not designed for demanding users.\u00a0It is equipped with only 100 megabit ports and operates according to the AC750 standard, which will immediately “deploy” the buyer who already has faster access to the Internet at home.\u00a0If the router is bought purely for brazing, online communication and other undemanding tasks, in a small apartment it will be enough if it is correctly located to cover the entire space with a good connection.\u00a0But for a lower cost, you can easily find faster routers that may not support management using a mobile application, but can provide more comfort for everyday tasks within the network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/p>\nYou shouldn’t expect any amazing figures from the basic solution.\u00a0TP-Link Archer C24 operates according to the AC750 standard and the theoretical maximum speed in the 2.4 GHz band is 300 Mbps, and in 5 GHz it is 433. Obviously, this is not a device that provides a large fleet of connected clients with high requirements for speed.\u00a0But, conventionally, for non-trivial tasks this may be enough.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
At low speed indicators, the router is equipped with 100-megabit ports.\u00a0In principle, the initial router is no longer needed, but users who have access to a faster channel will no longer make sense to connect such a device.<\/p>\n
Archer C24 can operate in three modes: router, access point and repeater.\u00a0So, if the home network needs to be strengthened, say, in a separate room of a private house, then this can be done using such a device (again, not forgetting that the speed will be limited to 100 Mbps).<\/p>\n
Among other things, the router is able to create guest networks, supports NAT Forwarding, restricts the access of individual devices to any requests and their network operating time using parental control, there is QoS, a few security settings and support for IPTV.<\/p>\n
In the settings of the router itself, there are also the usual for the manufacturer the possibility of updating the firmware (only they need to be manually downloaded and “thrown” into the device), creating backup copies of the entered parameters, logs, diagnostics, rebooting according to the schedule and turning off indicators.<\/p>\n
You can also \u201cmanage\u201d the device using TP-Link Tether from smartphones.\u00a0But you won’t be able to do this remotely, only locally.\u00a0As is the case with other routers, the application does not have access to all items that are available through the browser, so this control method will be more convenient for basic configuration and changing basic parameters.<\/p>\n
TP-Link Archer C24 in action<\/span><\/h2>\nBasic routers, especially the AC750 standard, are clearly not created to impress the user with high-speed characteristics.\u00a0In this case, they require more stability and a good signal.\u00a0Our testing environment did not change where the Archer C24 was installed in the center of a two-room apartment.\u00a0There is also a gigabit connection, which in this case was used at best by 10%.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
On-network speed testing was performed using two clients in the form of a ROG Zephyrus gaming laptop and an HP ProBook.\u00a0In the 2.4 GHz band with a wireless connection, the data transfer rate averaged 77 Mbps near the point and 35 in the far corner.\u00a0Connecting one of the laptops with a wire slightly increased the indicators to average values \u200b\u200bof 93 and 48 Mbit \/ s in the same positions.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Even the theoretical indicators of the 5 GHz range are not much higher, but in this case the average speed turned out to be even slightly lower.\u00a0Wireless transmission rate was 87 Mbps near the router and 25 in the far position.\u00a0With a cable for one of the laptops, the figures were 95 and 34 Mbit \/ s in the same places.<\/p>\n
With a wired connection, very predictable results were obtained that do not need a separate comment.<\/p>\n
But with the speed of the Internet connection, everything turned out to be in order.\u00a0Without a router, you could get 904 Mbps downloads and 830 uploads from your provider.\u00a0By wire through it, almost the maximum was obtained, which the port allows – 95\/94 Mbit \/ s.\u00a0The 2.4 GHz band allowed us to get 90\/63 near the point and 49\/39 Mbit \/ s in the distance.\u00a0In the same positions at 5 GHz, you could see 94\/94 and 93\/34 Mbit \/ s, respectively.<\/p>\n
The next week with the device showed that it is extremely rare, but the speed drops can be literally for a minute or two.\u00a0It is possible that these were temporary difficulties with the provider, and not necessarily problems with the router, although this usually did not happen.\u00a0There were also small pauses when streaming video from laptop to TV (using AppleTV).\u00a0This was not the case with faster routers.\u00a0And with the exception of a few such episodes, there were no more difficulties with accessing the Web, even large files could be downloaded at the highest available speed.\u00a0And this is with 5-10 clients connected.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h3>\n
TP-Link Archer C24 is clearly not designed for demanding users.\u00a0It is equipped with only 100 megabit ports and operates according to the AC750 standard, which will immediately “deploy” the buyer who already has faster access to the Internet at home.\u00a0If the router is bought purely for brazing, online communication and other undemanding tasks, in a small apartment it will be enough if it is correctly located to cover the entire space with a good connection.\u00a0But for a lower cost, you can easily find faster routers that may not support management using a mobile application, but can provide more comfort for everyday tasks within the network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Routers traditionally have simple box contents.\u00a0As usual, the device comes with a small power supply unit and an Ethernet cable.\u00a0This is all you need to create a home network. No special knowledge is required for the initial setup.\u00a0You just need to correctly connect the cable and go to the administrative panel, which will guide an […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":121228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[644],"tags":[778],"class_list":["post-121219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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