Comparison of TP-Link TL-WR2543ND and Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300

The side-by-side comparison of the routers’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting router.

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TP-Link TL-WR2543ND (TL-WR2543ND) Remove	Netgear Nighthawk X8 AC5300 (R8500) Remove	Add a router to compare
Launch
2012	2015
Body
Dimensions
234 x 36 x 155 mm	316 x 264 x 61 mm
Weight
	1.68 kg
System
Chipset
Atheros AR7242 @ 400 MHz	Broadcom BCM47094 @ 1.4 GHz
RAM
64 MB	512 MB
Flash
8 MB	128 MB
OS
TP-Link	Netgear
Alternative OS
OpenWRT DD-WRT
Power supply
12 V / 1.5 A	19 V / 3.16 A
Network
Protocols
IPv4 IPv6	IPv4 IPv6
LAN ports
4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps	6 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
WAN ports
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps	1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps
Mobile network
no	no
VPN support
no	OpenVPN
Wireless
Antennas
3 x 3 dBi RP-SMA	4 x 2 dBi (internal) 4 x 3 dBi (external)
2.4 GHz
yes	yes
5 GHz
no	yes
6 GHz
60 GHz
no	no
Standards
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Class
N450	AC5300
Speed
450 Mbps	1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps
Transmit power
20 dBm	20 dBm
Security
WEP WPA WPA2	WEP WPA WPA2
Guest network
no	yes
Connectivity
USB ports
1 x USB 2.0	1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0
Print server
yes	yes
File server
yes	yes
Features
Specials
Administration
Default IP
192.168.1.1	192.168.1.1
Default username
admin	admin
Default password
admin	password