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TP-Link TL-ER604W

details: SafeStream Wireless N Gigabit Broadband VPN Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2013-06-04
updated: 2013-09-19
TP-LINK's TL-ER604W SafeStream Wireless N Gigabit Broadband VPN Router supports wireless N speed and gigabit wired speeds on all ports. It has 1 Gigabit WAN port, 3 Gigabit LAN ports and 1 Gigabit WAN/LAN port.

The TL-ER604W supports multiple VPN protocols including IPsec, PPTP and L2TP in Client/Server mode while also being able to handle pass-through traffic. It features a built-in hardware-based VPN engine allowing the router to support and manage up to 30 LAN-to-LAN/Client-to-LAN IPsec VPN connections. Advanced VPN features include: DES/3DES/AES128/AES192/AES256 encryption, MD5/SHA1 authentication, Manual/IKE key management, and Main/Aggressive negotiation modes.

For defense against external threats, TL-ER604W features automatic protection to detect and block Denial of service (DoS) attacks such as TCP/UDP/ICMP Flooding, TCP Scanning, Ping of Death and other related threats.

Professional lightning protection technology is designed to prevent electrical surges from penetrating the interior of the electrical equipment and is discharged harmlessly into the Earth. This router is designed to prevent lightning damage up to 4KV in well-grounded connection conditions.
 
 
 
 TL-ER604W Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $145
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN throughput: 168 Mbps
 WAN ports: 1
 WAN port(s) type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 Auto-failover connection: yes
 Load Balancing: yes
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 Port triggering: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 MAC Address clone: yes
 Routing Protocols: RIP v1 (static routing, RFC 1058)
RIP v2 (dynamic routing, RFC1389)
VLAN tagging (802.1q)
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 300 Mbps (Wi-Fi 4)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
802.1X (EAP-MD5/TLS/TTLS/PEAP)
SSID Broadcast disable
 WiFi modes: Access point
Wireless bridge (PtP)
 external antenna(s): 2
 ext antenna(s) removable ?: yes
 Antenna gain: 5 dBi
 Multiple SSID: yes
 WDS compatible: yes
 WMM (QoS): yes
 VPN
 VPN Authentication: MD5 (128-bit), SHA1 (160-bit), IKE (IPSec) Key Management
 VPN Encryption: DES (56-bit), 3DES (168-bit), AES (128-bit)
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
 IPSec simultaneous tunnels: 30
 IPSec throughput: 38 Mbps
  L2TP
 L2TP server: yes
 L2TP client: yes
 L2TP passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP server: yes
 PPTP client: yes
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 PPTP simultaneous tunnels: 8
 Firewall
 Filtering: Domain/URL blocking, MAC Address filtering, keyword/content filtering, Proxy, Java, ActiveX, Cookie
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.0.1
 Default admin username: admin
 Default admin password: admin
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Remote configuration (WAN)
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Event log: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 64 Mb
 Flash Memory: 8 Mb
 NTP client: yes
 Links
 Product page: http://www.tp-link.us/products/details/?...
 Datasheet: http://www.tp-link.us/resources/document...
 Manual: http://www.tp-link.us/resources/document...
 Quick Install Guide: http://www.tp-link.us/resources/document...

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by Jim Burns - 2014-12-11 18:39
Piece of crap!
Added to office network, set configuration, trying to understand/find port forwarding was like pulling teeth! Found it but still can't RDP in from public side! Not even tried VPN yet! Ugh... Dropped and older Cisco 4400N in instead, boom, everything's working as expected.
The configuration interface it idiotic and NON-Standard and I'M AN EXPERT! If TP-Link really wants market share they need to make better EQ with interfaces for intelligent people not children of a different language and they should make EQ that works out of the box! Ultimately, this EQ is a joke!
by anonymous - 2015-07-27 22:43
Totally Agree not impressed with the interface, Port forwarding annoyed me the most. Now I cant find QOS..
by anon - 2015-08-13 07:13
How can you call yourself an expert. I'm a novice and got it working in 3 minutes...
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