Waxaan dib u eegnay router badan oo halkan ah Digital Citizen laakiin dib u eegin TP-LINK router Ilaa hadda! Waxaan ku faraxsanahay inaan helno tijaabinta TP-LINK Archer C8 ee^{(TP-LINK Archer C8)} cusub - router dhexdhexaad ah, oo taageero u ah heerarka isku xirka wireless-ka casriga ah, kaas oo ballanqaadaya waxqabad wanaagsan adigoon lacag badan ka qaadan jeebkaaga. Waxaan ku tijaabinay router-kan muddo toddobaad ah, shabakadayada guriga oo hadda waxaan diyaar u nahay inaan wadaagno gunaanadkeena dib u eegista:

Unboxing The TP-LINK Archer C8 AC1750 Router

Baakadaha loogu talagalay TP-LINK AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Archer C8 waxay la mid tahay jiheeyayaasha kale ee dhawaantan ee aaladaha TP-LINK . Dhinaca hore ee sanduuqa waxaad ku arki kartaa router laftiisa iyo tilmaamihiisa ugu muhiimsan ee farsamada.

Dhinaca dambe ee sanduuqa, waxaa jira tilmaamo faahfaahsan oo dheeraad ah iyo sidoo kale isbarbardhigga router-yada kale ee TP-LINK . Sanduuqa dhexdiisa waxaad ka heli doontaa walxahan soo socda: router laftiisa, 3 anteeno la goyn karo, unugga korantada, CD-ga kheyraadka, fiilada Ethernet oo dhererkeedu yahay 2 mitir (6.5 cagood) iyo hage rakibaad degdeg ah.

Tilmaamaha Hardware

Router- ku waxa uu leeyahay Broadcom BCM4708 dual-core processor oo ku shaqeeya 800MHz iyo 128MB ee RAM . Cabirka qalabkani waa 8.7 x 3.4 x 6.6 inji ( Balac x Dhererka x Dhererka^{(Width x Depth x Height)} ) ama 221 x 86 x 168.5mm, iyada oo aan lagu xidhin 3 anteenooyinkooda la goyn karo.

Sida aad ka filan karto router-ga casriga ah ee laba-band, Archer C8 waxa ay bixisaa taageero casri ah 802.11ac iyo 802.11n heerarka isku xirka wireless. Heerarka kala wareejinta ugu badan ee uu ballan qaaday router-kani waa 1300Mbps ee shabakadda wireless-ka ee 5GHz iyo 450Mbps ee shabakadda 2.4GHz.

Dhabarka dambe ee Archer C8 , waxaad ka heli doontaa 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports, kuwaas oo mid ka mid ah loo isticmaali doono isku xirka internetka^(Internet) . Waxa kale oo jira dekedda USB 2.0 iyo badhanka WPS oo sidoo kale u shaqeeya sidii beddelka dib^(Reset) -u-dejinta. Ugu dambeyntii, laakiin ugu yaraan, waxaad heli doontaa batoonka On/Off ee router-ka iyo jack-ka korontadu.

Dhinaca bidix ee router-ka waxaad ka heli doontaa deked dheeri ah oo USB 3.0 ah iyo badhan lagu shido ama damiyo shabakada wireless- ka^(Off) .

Kuwa idinka mid ah ee raba liiska rasmiga ah ee tilmaamaha, waxaad ka heli kartaan halkan: TP-LINK AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Specifications .

Dejinta & Isticmaalka TP-LINK Archer C8 AC1750 Router

Dejinta TP-LINK Archer C8 AC1750 router waxay ahayd mid degdeg ah oo fudud. Waxay na waydiisay dhowr su'aalood sida gobolka, aagga waqtiga, nooca isku xirka internetka^(Internet) iyo goobaha aasaasiga ah ee wireless-ka ee aan rabno in lagu dabaqo. Waxaan ku kicinay oo orodnay in ku dhow hal daqiiqo.

Interface-ka isticmaalaha waxa lagu bixiyaa hal luuqad oo kaliya - Ingiriis. Tani waa wax laga jaray marka la barbar dhigo router-yada ka yimid soosaarayaasha kale, kuwaas oo bixiya taageero luqado badan oo wanaagsan.

Interface-ka isticmaaluhu waxa uu u qaybsamaa saddex tab:

• Dejinta Degdegga ah^{(Quick Setup)} - waxay kuu oggolaaneysaa inaad dejiso router-ka iyo shabakadaha wireless-ka ee ay baahiso.
• Asal^(Basic) ahaan - waxay muujinaysaa kontaroolada iyo goobaha ugu muhiimsan: khariidadda shabakada, goobaha isku xirka internetka^(Internet) , goobaha aasaasiga ah ee wireless, goobaha USB iyo goobaha aasaasiga ah ee shabakada martida^(Guest) .
• Sare^(Advanced) - wuxuu ku tusayaa liiska dhamaystiran ee goobaha iyo sifooyinka laga heli karo routerkan.

Sida aad qiyaasi karto, labada tab ee ugu horreeya aad bay u fududahay in la isticmaalo, xitaa kuwa bilawga ah iyo dadka aan farsamada saxda ahayn. The Advanced tab si fiican loo habeeyey oo waxay bixisaa helitaanka dhamaystiran oo dhan goobaha router this. Isticmaalayaasha farsamada iyo xirfadlayaasha IT-ga wax dhib ah kala kulmi doonaan sidii ay u heli lahaayeen marinkooda waxayna qadarin doonaan habka faahfaahsan ee ay u habayn karaan routerkan.

Mid ka mid ah sifada ay u mahadcelin doonaan isticmaalayaashu waa xaqiiqda ah in Caawinta^(Help) si diyaar ah loo heli karo. Waxaad gujisaa calaamadda su'aasha ee dhinaca sare ee midig ee daaqada maamulka, oo isla markiiba waxaad helaysaa dukumeenti ku saabsan ikhtiyaarada habaynta ee aad ku aragto shaashadda.

Markaan samaynayno tijaabadayada, waxaan u cusboonaysiinay TP-LINK Archer C8 qaabkii ugu dambeeyay ee firmware kaas oo jiray: 3.16.30 Dhis 20150316 ^{(Build 20150316)} Rel.41221n . Waxaan ku faraxsannahay ka jawaabista is-dhexgalka isticmaalaha iyo sida dhakhsaha leh ee goobahayaga loo dabaqay. Dhibka kaliya ee aan aqoonsanay waa xaqiiqda ah in TP-LINK uusan kugula talineynin inaad bedesho tafaasiisha galitaanka caadiga ah. Tani waxay hagaajin lahayd amniga shabakadayada. Waxaan aad ugu talinaynaa in dhammaan isticmaalayaasha aysan isticmaalin magaca isticmaale ee soo galitaanka caadiga ah iyo erayga sirta ah oo ay beddelaan marka ay dejinayaan shabakadooda guriga.

Wax dhib ah nagama qabin ku xidhida aaladaha fiillooyinka iyo fiillooyinka shabakada wax walbana si habsami leh ayey u shaqeeyeen, laakiin inbadan oo ku saabsan dib u eegistan.

Dhanka naqshadeynta, waxay ahayd markii ugu horeysay ee aan tijaabino router aan macquul aheyn in lagu dhejiyo derbi ama saqafka. Sababtoo ah habka loo dhisay, TP-LINK Archer C8 waxa kaliya oo loo isticmaali karaa meelaha deggan sida miiskaaga. Tani waxay noqon kartaa dhinaca hoose ee isticmaalayaasha u baahan inay ku dhejiyaan router gees ka fog qolka.

 

Guud ahaan, waxaan ku faraxsanahay isticmaalka fudud ee isticmaalka iyo qaabeynta ay bixiso TP-LINK Archer C8. Dhinacyada yar ee aan aqoonsanay ayaa ah in TP-LINK aanu bixinayn taageero luuqado badan, laguma dhejin karo gidaarada mana ku talinayso isticmaalayaasha inay bedelaan isticmaaleha caadiga ah iyo erayga sirta ah ee loo isticmaalo isticmaalaha maamulka.^{(Overall, we were pleased by the ease of use and configuration offered by TP-LINK Archer C8. The few downsides we identified are that TP-LINK doesn't offer multilingual support, it can't be mounted on walls and it doesn't recommend users to change the default username and password used for the admin user.)}

Waxqabadka Shabakadda Wireless

Marka hore, aan eegno aqalka loo isticmaalay imtixaankeena iyo sida loo dhisay. Waxaad arki kartaa in router la dhigay qolka fadhiga.

Tijaabadayada waxa lagu sameeyay iyadoo la isticmaalayo xawli 1 Gigabit ah^{(Gigabit Internet)} isku xidhka intarneetka kaas oo awooda in lagu shubo intarneedka^(Internet) ilaa 200 Mbps . Waxaan u isticmaalnay Microsoft Surface Pro 3 dhammaan cabbiraadahayada iyo dhowr qalab oo software ah. Si loo helo aragti wanaagsan oo ku saabsan waxqabadka ay bixiso TP-LINK Archer C8 , waxaan barbar dhignay ASUS RT-AC56U . Iyadoo ASUS router uu ka weyn yahay Archer C8, waxaad ka heli doontaa dukaamo badan oo qiimo la mid ah iyo waxqabadka ay bixiyaan labadan qalab waa inay isku mid noqdaan.

Bilawga, waxaanu cabbirnay xoogga calaamada wireless-ka ee guriga oo dhan, anagoo adeegsanayna inSSIDer . Hoos waxaad ka arki kartaa sida xoogga ishaadu uga soo baxayso qol ilaa qol marka la isticmaalayo shabakadda wireless 2.4 GHz . TP-LINK Archer C8 wuxuu guud ahaan keenaa xooga calaamada wanaagsan ee guriga oo dhan. Si kastaba ha noqotee, ASUS RT-AC56U waxay soo bandhigaysaa xoogga calaamada ka wanaagsan qolalka u dhow router, halka TP-LINK Archer C8 ay bixiso calaamad ka sii fiican kuwa ka fog.

Marka ay timaado xoogga calaamada ee wireless-ka 5GHz, TP-LINK Archer C8 ayaa ka fiican dhammaan qolalka.

Marka xigta, waxaanu cabbirnay sida xawliga ah ee xawaaruhu u ahaa, anagoo adeegsanayna SpeedTest . Markaad isticmaalayso shabakadda wireless-ka ee 2.4 GHz , xawaaraha soo-dejintu guud ahaan wuu ku fiicnaa labada jiheeyayaal, marka laga reebo qolka ugu fog ee aqalka, halkaas oo labadooduba si xun u dhaceen.

Xawaaraha soo dejinta, TP-LINK Archer C8 wuxuu ahaa guuleystaha aan la tartamin. Waxa xiiso leh in, inta badan qolalka, ay ku guulaysatay in ay keento celceliska xawliga soo dejinta kaas oo ka sarreeya xawaaraha soo dejinta.

Marka la cabbirayo xawaaraha soo dejinta ee SpeedTest ee shabakadda wirelesska ee 5GHz, ASUS RT-AC56U guud ahaan way ka dheeraysay TP-LINK Archer C8 .

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, markii aan cabbirnay xawaaraha rarka, TP-LINK Archer C8 ayaa mar kale ahaa guuleystaha aan la tartamin. Sida^(Just) marka la isticmaalayo shabakadda wireless 2.4 GHz , xawaaruhu wuxuu ahaa mid la yaab leh, qolalka qaarna, way ka fiicnayd xawaaraha soo dejinta.

Marka xigta, waxaanu isticmaalnay LAN Speed ​​Test Lite si aanu u cabbirno soo dejinta iyo rarka marka aanu wareejinayno faylka 350 MB ee u dhexeeya laba kombuyuutar oo ku xiran shabakada. Waxaan tan markii hore ku samaynay shabakadaha wireless 2.4 GHz .

Jaantuska hoose waxaad ku arki kartaa in ASUS RT-AC56U ay ku dheeraatay qolalka u dhow routerka halka TP-LINK Archer C8 uu aad uga dheereeyay kuwa ka durugsan.

Tijaabada xawaaraha rarka ayaa mar kale xaqiijisay in TP-LINK Archer C8 uu aad ugu wanaagsan yahay la tacaalida rarka. Mar labaad^(Again) , qolalka qaar waxa ay geysay rarid ka dhaqsiyaha badan marka loo eego soo dejinta.

Waxaan sidoo kale ku samaynay cabbirro isku mid ah shabakadda wireless 5GHz. TP-LINK Archer C8 wuxuu soo bandhigay waxqabadka adag ee guud ahaan guddiga wuxuuna ka dhaqso badnaa ASUS RT-AC56U dhammaan qolalka.

Marka la eego xawaaraha kor u qaadista shabakada wireless-ka ee 5GHz, TP-LINK Archer C8 wuxuu mar kale ahaa hawl qabad aad u xoogan.

 

Waxqabadka wireless-ka ee ay bixiso TP-LINK Archer C8 waa mid adag. Waxaad ku raaxaysan doontaa xoog signal oo wanaagsan, soo dejin degdeg ah iyo geliyaan la yaab leh oo degdeg ah. Dadka si joogto ah u isticmaala kala wareejinta fac-ilaa-faca (P2P), aad ayay ugu raaxaysan doonaan tan.^{(The wireless performance delivered by TP-LINK Archer C8 is solid. You will enjoy good signal strength, fast downloads and surprisingly fast uploads. People that use peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers on a regular basis, will enjoy this a lot.)}

Waxqabadka Shabakadda Wired

Si aanu u tijaabino tayada xidhiidhka fiilaysan ee Ethernet , waxaanu isticmaalnay kombuyuutar (Desktop) ah, oo uu ku rakiban yahay processor-ka Intel Core i5 4460, ku shaqeeya 3.20 GHz , 16GB ee RAM ah^(RAM) iyo mid aad u dheereeya Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD iyo Microsoft Surface Pro 3. oo leh processor-ka Intel Core i5-4300U, ku shaqeeya 1.9 GHz , 8 GB RAM ah^(RAM) iyo 256 GB SSD oo degdeg ah oo ka socda Samsung .

Marka hore, waxaanu cabirnay xawaaraha soo dejinta iyo soo dejinta anagoo adeegsanayna SpeedTest . Marka xogta laga soo dejinayo adeegayaasha SpeedTest , TP-LINK Archer C8 wax yar ayuu ka dheereeyey ASUS RT-AC56U router.

Marka xogta la gelinayo server-yadaas, TP-LINK Archer C8 waxyar ayuu ka gaabnaa ASUS RT-AC56U^{(ASUS RT-AC56U)} router, marka ma jiro guuleyste cad oo u dhexeeya labada marka la isticmaalayo SpeedTest .

Tijaabadii ugu dambaysay, waxaanu ku cabirnay xawaaraha soo dejinta iyo rarka marka aanu wareejinaynay faylka 883 MB ee ku xidhan iyo ka wareejinta labada kombiyuutar ee ku xidhan shabakada, labaduba waxay isticmaalayaan fiilada Ethernet .

Markan, TP-LINK Archer C8 wuxuu keenay soodejin degdeg ah iyo soo dejin labadaba. Sida aad arki karto, xawaaraha soo dejinta ee uu bixiyo router-kani waxa uu aad ugu dhow yahay xidhiidhka Ethernet ee 1 Gbps^{(Gbps Ethernet)} ee la ballan qaaday .

Isla sidaas oo kale ayaa dhacday markii la cabbirayay xawliga gelinta.

 

Aad bay uga caddahay cabbiraadahayada in TP-LINK Archer C8 uu keeno isku xirka shabakadaha xadhigga leh ee 1 Gbps oo run ah. Haddii aad haysato kombuyuutar leh processor-ro casri ah iyo darawallada SSD, waxaad awood u yeelan doontaa inaad ku raaxaysato xawaalad aad u degdeg ah shabakadda. Haddii aad hesho wax ka yar 900 Mbps ilbiriqsi kasta wareejintaada, ma aha qaladka router-ka. Kaliya waxaad u baahan tahay kombiyuutaro dheereeya.^{(It is very obvious from our measurements that TP-LINK Archer C8 delivers true 1 Gbps wired network connections. If you have computers with modern processors and SSD drives, you will be able to enjoy very fast transfers over the network. If you get less than 900 Mbps per second in your transfers, it is not the router's fault. You just need faster computers.)}

Tilmaamo Dheeraad ah

Marka la eego sifooyinka dheeraadka ah, TP-LINK Archer C8 , waxay bixisaa kuwan soo socda:

• Shabakadda Martida^{(Guest Network)} - waxa aad noo cajabisay xadiga kontaroolada ay TP-LINK ku bixiso abuurista shabakadaha martida . ^(Guest)Waxaad u dejin kartaa qaab aad u faahfaahsan.
• Xakamaynta Waalidka^{(Parental Control)} - Koontaroolada aasaasiga ah ee kuu oggolaanaya inaad ka maamusho gelitaanka internetka^(Internet) ee aaladaha ay adeegsadaan carruurtaada. Waxaan u aragnay inay adag tahay in la habeeyo marka la barbar dhigo router-yada ay sameeyeen warshado kale.
• Xakamaynta gelitaanka^{(Access Control)} - router-kani wuxuu bixiyaa suurtogalnimada inuu abuuro dhammaan noocyada sharciyada horumarsan ee khuseeya taraafikada shabakadaada.
• TP-LINK Tether – waa abka Android iyo iOS kaas oo kuu ogolaanaya inaad ka maamusho router-ka taleefankaaga casriga ah. Nasiib darro ma jiro version for Windows Phone .

Liiska sifooyinka dheeraadka ah ee ay bixiso TP-LINK Archer C8 waa ka deeqsinimo yar yahay kuwa kale ee iibiya. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, wax kasta oo la soo bandhigay ayaa si fiican u shaqeeya oo qiime u siiya isticmaalayaasha.^{(The list of extra features offered by TP-LINK Archer C8 is less generous than that of other vendors. However, everything that's offered works well and adds value to users.)}

Xukun

Waxay ahayd markii ugu horeysay ee aan tijaabino TP-LINK router waana inaan dhahnaa waan ku faraxsanahay Archer C8 . Sinaba maaha routerka aduunka ugu dhaqsiyaha badan laakiin ma rabo inuu noqdo. TP-LINK Archer C8 waa router dhexdhexaad ah oo si macquul ah loo qiimeeyo kaas oo bixiya waxqabad adag oo aad ku kalsoon tahay. Waxay bixisaa xoog signal oo wanaagsan, daboolitaan macquul ah oo ballaaran iyo xawaare wareejin wanaagsan. Gaar ahaan aad ayay u dhakhso badan tahay marka si fiilo la'aan ah xogta loogu shubayo kombiyuutarada kale ee shabakada ama internetka^(Internet) . Waxoogaa hoos u dhaca ayaa ah naqshadeynta, taas oo ka dhigaysa mid aan suurtagal ahayn in lagu dhejiyo derbiga ama saqafka iyo xaqiiqda ah in is-dhexgalka isticmaalaha uu ku jiro Ingiriisiga^(English) oo keliya . Sidoo kale, routerku kuma talinayo isticmaalayaashu inay beddelaan erayga sirta ah ee maamulka marka ay dejinayaan.TP-LINK Archer C8 waa doorasho adag oo loogu talagalay kuwa doonaya router la isku halleyn karo, oo taageeraya heerarka casriga ah, qiimo macquul ah.

Reviewing The TP-LINK Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router

We reviewed many routers here at Digital Citizen but we have not reviewed a TP-LINK router. Until now! We were happy to receive for testing the relatively new TP-LINK Archer C8 - a mid-range router, with support for modern wireless networking standards, which promises good performance without taking too much money from your pocket. We tested this router for a week, on our home network and now we are ready to share our conclusions in this review:

Unboxing The TP-LINK Archer C8 AC1750 Router

The packaging for the TP-LINK AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Archer C8 is the same as for other routers from the recent line-up of TP-LINK devices. On the front of the box you can see the router itself and its most important technical specifications.

On the back of the box, there are more detailed specifications and also a comparison with other routers from TP-LINK. Inside the box you will find the following items: the router itself, 3 detachable antennas, the power supply unit, a resource CD, an Ethernet cable that's 2 meters long (6.5 feet) and a quick installation guide.

Hardware Specifications

The router has a Broadcom BCM4708 dual-core processor running at 800MHz and 128MB of RAM. The size of this device is 8.7 x 3.4 x 6.6 inches (Width x Depth x Height) or 221 x 86 x 168.5mm, without the 3 detachable antennas plugged in.

As you would expect from a modern dual-band router, Archer C8 offers support for the modern 802.11ac and 802.11n wireless networking standards. The maximum transfer rates that are promised by this router are of 1300Mbps for the 5GHz wireless network and 450Mbps for the 2.4GHz wireless network.

On the back of the Archer C8, you will find 5 Gigabit Ethernet ports, one of which will be used for the Internet connection. There's also a USB 2.0 port and the WPS button that also acts as a Reset switch. Last but not least, you will find an On/Off button for the router and the jack for the power supply.

On the left side of the router you will find an additional USB 3.0 port and a button for turning the wireless network On and Off.

Those of you who want the official list of specifications, you can find them here: TP-LINK AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Specifications.

Setting Up & Using The TP-LINK Archer C8 AC1750 Router

Setting up the TP-LINK Archer C8 AC1750 router was fast and easy. It asked us a couple of questions like the region, the time zone, the Internet connection type and the basic wireless settings that we want applied. We were up and running in about a minute.

The user interface is offered in only one language - English. This is a minus when compared to the routers from other manufacturers, which offer good multilingual support.

The user interface is split into three tabs:

• Quick Setup - allows you to set up the router and the wireless networks that it broadcasts.
• Basic - shows the most important controls and settings: the network map, Internet connection settings, basic wireless settings, USB settings and the basic settings for the Guest network.
• Advanced - shows you the complete list of settings and features that are available on this router.

As you can imagine, the first two tabs are very easy to use, even for beginners and people that are not exactly technical. The Advanced tab is well organized and offers complete access to all the settings of this router. Technical users and IT professionals won't have any troubles finding their way through it and will appreciate the detailed manner in which they can configure this router.

One feature that will be appreciated by users is the fact that Help is readily available. You click the question mark icon on the top-right side of the administration window, and you immediately get access to documentation about the configuration options that you see on the screen.

When doing our testing, we upgraded the TP-LINK Archer C8 to the latest firmware version that was available: 3.16.30 Build 20150316 Rel.41221n. We were happy with the responsiveness of the user interface and how fast our settings were applied. The only downside that we identified is the fact that TP-LINK doesn't recommend that you change the default login details. This would have improved the security of our network. We highly recommend that all users not use the default login username and password and change them when they set up their home network.

We did not have any trouble connecting wireless and wired devices to the network and everything worked smoothly, but more on that later in this review.

In terms of design, it was the first time that we tested a router that's impossible to mount on a wall or ceiling. Because of the way it is built, TP-LINK Archer C8 can only be used on stable surfaces like your desk. This may be a downside to users who need to mount the router in some remote corner of a room.

 

Overall, we were pleased by the ease of use and configuration offered by TP-LINK Archer C8. The few downsides we identified are that TP-LINK doesn't offer multilingual support, it can't be mounted on walls and it doesn't recommend users to change the default username and password used for the admin user.

Wireless Network Performance

First, let's take a look at the apartment that was used in our testing and how it is set up. You can see that the router is placed in the living room.

Our testing was done using a fast 1 Gigabit Internet connection that's capable of uploads on the Internet of up to 200 Mbps. We used a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for all our measurements and several software tools. To get a better perspective of the performance offered by TP-LINK Archer C8, we compared it to ASUS RT-AC56U. While the ASUS router is one generation older than Archer C8, you will find it in many shops at a similar price point and the performance offered by these two devices should be relatively similar.

For starters, we measured the strength of the wireless signal across the apartment, using inSSIDer. Below you can see how the signal strength evolves from room to room when using the 2.4 GHz wireless network. TP-LINK Archer C8 delivers generally good signal strength across the whole apartment. However, the ASUS RT-AC56U is delivers better signal strength in the rooms closer to the router, while TP-LINK Archer C8 delivers better signal in those further away from it.

When it comes to the signal strength for the 5GHz wireless, TP-LINK Archer C8 is better across all rooms.

Next, we measured how fast the download speed was, using SpeedTest. When using the 2.4 GHz wireless network, the downloads speed was generally good on both routers, except for the most remote room in the apartment, where both fared quite badly.

In terms of upload speed, TP-LINK Archer C8 was the uncontested winner. It's interesting that, in most rooms, it managed to deliver an average upload speed that was higher than the download speed.

When measuring the download speed with SpeedTest on the 5GHz wireless network, ASUS RT-AC56U was generally faster than TP-LINK Archer C8.

However, when we measured the upload speed, TP-LINK Archer C8 was again the uncontested winner. Just like when using the 2.4 GHz wireless network, the upload speed was surprisingly good and, in some rooms, it was better than the download speed.

Next, we used LAN Speed Test Lite to measure downloads and uploads when transferring a 350 MB file between two computers connected to the network. We did this first on the 2.4 GHz wireless networks.

In the graph below you can see that ASUS RT-AC56U was faster in the rooms that are closer to the router while TP-LINK Archer C8 was faster in those which are farther away from it.

The upload speed test confirmed once again that TP-LINK Archer C8 is very good at handling uploads. Again, in some rooms it delivered faster uploads than downloads.

We did the same measurements also on the 5GHz wireless network. TP-LINK Archer C8 delivered solid performance across the board and it was faster than ASUS RT-AC56U in all rooms.

In terms of upload speed over the 5GHz wireless network, TP-LINK Archer C8 was again a very strong performer.

 

The wireless performance delivered by TP-LINK Archer C8 is solid. You will enjoy good signal strength, fast downloads and surprisingly fast uploads. People that use peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers on a regular basis, will enjoy this a lot.

Wired Network Performance

In order to test the quality of the wired Ethernet connection, we used a desktop PC, equipped with an Intel Core i5 4460 processor, running at 3.20GHz, 16GB of RAM and a very fast Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD and a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with an Intel Core i5-4300U processor, running at 1.9 GHz, 8 GB of RAM and a fast 256 GB SSD drive from Samsung.

First, we measured the download and upload speeds using SpeedTest. When downloading data from the SpeedTest servers, TP-LINK Archer C8 was slightly faster than the ASUS RT-AC56U router.

When uploading data to those servers, TP-LINK Archer C8 was slightly slower than the ASUS RT-AC56U router, so there's no clear winner between the two when using SpeedTest.

For our final test, we measured the download and upload speeds when transferring a 883 MB file to and from the two computers connected to the network, both of which were using an Ethernet cable.

This time, TP-LINK Archer C8 delivered both faster downloads and uploads. As you can see, the download speed offered by this router is very close to the promised 1 Gbps Ethernet connection.

The same was true when measuring the upload speed.

 

It is very obvious from our measurements that TP-LINK Archer C8 delivers true 1 Gbps wired network connections. If you have computers with modern processors and SSD drives, you will be able to enjoy very fast transfers over the network. If you get less than 900 Mbps per second in your transfers, it is not the router's fault. You just need faster computers.

Extra Features

In terms of extra features, TP-LINK Archer C8, offers the following:

• Guest Network - we were impressed by the amount of controls that TP-LINK offers for creating Guest networks. You can set them in a very detailed manner.
• Parental Control - a basic set of controls which allow you to control the Internet access for the devices that are used by your children. We found it relatively hard to configure when compared to routers made by other manufacturers.
• Access Control - this router offers the possibility to create all kinds of advanced rules that apply to the traffic on your network.
• TP-LINK Tether - an Android and iOS app that allows you to manage the router from your smartphone. Unfortunately there is no version for Windows Phone.

The list of extra features offered by TP-LINK Archer C8 is less generous than that of other vendors. However, everything that's offered works well and adds value to users.

Verdict

It was the first time we tested a TP-LINK router and we must say that we are pleased by Archer C8. It is not the world's' fastest router by any means but it doesn't want to be. TP-LINK Archer C8 is a reasonably priced mid-range router that delivers solid performance you can count on. It offers good signal strength, a reasonably wide coverage and good transfer speeds. It's especially fast when wirelessly uploading data to other computers on the network or the Internet. Its few downsides are the design, which makes it impossible to mount on a wall or ceiling and the fact that the user interface is only available in English. Also, the router doesn't recommend that users change their admin password when setting it up. TP-LINK Archer C8 is a solid choice for those who want a reliable router, with support for modern standards, at a reasonable price.

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