Introduction

High-Speed Dual Band Wi-Fi for Better Connections
The Archer A5 lets your PC or laptop enjoy connections 3x faster than Wireless N with Wireless AC technology.
With 300Mbps over the 2.4GHz band and 867Mbps over the the crystal clear 5GHz band, the Archer A5 is the superior choice for seamless HD streaming, online gaming and other bandwidth-intensive tasks.

Innovative Antenna Design for Maximum Coverage
Four well-ordered antennas make all of your connections more efficient and stable. Advanced antenna technology increases the receiving sensitivity to enlarge Wi-Fi coverage for your home.

Easy Parental Control
Supervise children and staff with responsible access, controlled by parents or administrators. Use key words to easily set up a black list and limit the level of web access.

Guest Network Access
Allow guests to join your Wi-Fi network, while protecting your privacy. Make sharing easy, maintain security.

Efficient Guest Authentication with Facebook
Captive portal helps maintain only authorized guests to use the network, presenting devices with a convenient, user-friendly authentication method to grant Wi-Fi access. Easily share your facebook account to anyone who connects to your network.

Easy Setup and Use
Set up the Archer A5 in minutes thanks to its intuitive web interface and the powerful Tether app. Tether also lets you manage its network settings from any Android or iOS device, including parental controls and access control.

WAN connection

Ethernet WAN

Y

DSL WAN

N

SIM card slot

N

3G/4G USB modem compatibility

N

WAN connection type

RJ-45

Wireless LAN features

Wi-Fi band

Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)

Top Wi-Fi standard

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

WLAN data transfer rate (max)

867 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi standards

802.11a,Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac),802.11b,802.11g,Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)

WLAN data transfer rate (first band)

300 Mbit/s

WLAN data transfer rate (second band)

867 Mbit/s

Network

Ethernet LAN

Y

Ethernet LAN interface type

Fast Ethernet

Ethernet LAN data rates

10,100 Mbit/s

Cabling technology

10/100Base-T(X)

Networking standards

IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3u

Port forwarding

Y

Dynamic DNS (DDNS)

Y

Static route

Y

VPN Passthrough

Y

Receiver sensitivity

5GHz: 11a 54M: -73dBm 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -68dBm 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -64dBm 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -60dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm 11n HT20 MCS7: -74dBm 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm

Mobile network

3G

N

Mobile network generation

4G

4G

N

Ports & interfaces

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

4

USB port

N

Memory card slot(s)

N

Management features

Reset button

Y

WPS push button

Y

Security

Security algorithms

64-bit WEP,128-bit WEP,WPA,WPA-PSK,WPA2,WPA2-PSK

Firewall

Y

Access Control List (ACL)

Y

DoS attack prevention

Y

Filtering

Y

MAC address filtering

Y

IP address filtering

Y

DMZ support

Y

Protocols

DHCP client

Y

DHCP server

Y

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)

Y

Supported network protocols

IPv4, IPv6

Design

Product colour

White

Product type

Tabletop router

Antenna

Antenna type

External

Antennas quantity

4

Features

Certification

CE, FCC, RoHS

Power

Power source type

DC

Output voltage

9 V

Output current

0.85 A

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 40 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 70 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

10 - 90%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 90%

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10,Windows 2000,Windows 7,Windows 8,Windows 8.1,Windows 98SE,Windows Vista,Windows XP

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Mac operating systems supported

macOS

Mac compatibility

Y

Weight & dimensions

Width

229.9 mm

Depth

144.2 mm

Height

36.9 mm

Packaging data

Cables included

LAN (RJ-45)

AC adapter included

Y

Quick installation guide

Y

Package width

290 mm

Package depth

240 mm

Package height

76 mm