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TP-Link Deco M4 Whole-Home Mesh WiFi System (3-pack) vs. TP-Link Deco M5 Whole-Home WiFi System (2-pack)
Communication protocol
Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WMM), Quality of Service (QoS), IPv6
Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WMM), Quality of Service (QoS), IPv6
Data link layer
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), IEEE 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4), IEEE 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
Ethernet standard
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbit/s), Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbit/s), Ethernet (10 Mbit/s)
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbit/s), Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbit/s), Ethernet (10 Mbit/s)
Support for Jumboframes
No
Support for mobile broadband
No
Throughput WAN-LAN
VoIP (SIP)
Wireless network
Yes
Yes
2.4GHz
Yes
Yes
Data transfer rate (2.4GHz)
300 Mbit/s
5GHz
Yes
Yes
Data transfer rate (5GHz)
867 Mbit/s
6GHz
External antenna
No
MIMO
Yes
Yes
Beamforming
Yes
Yes
MU-MIMO
Yes
Yes
Number of antennas
2
4
Supported bands
Dual-band
Dual-band
Total data transfer rate (theoretical)
1167 Mbit/s
1300 Mbit/s
Wireless security
WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK
WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK
Support for alternative firmware
Communication mode
Number of LAN ports
2 ​
2 ​
Number of WAN ports
2 ​
2 ​
USB
No
Yes
USB version
Built-in DSL modem
No
Features
Mobile app for controlling features, Support for mesh network, Support for backhaul technology
Mobile app for controlling features, Support for mesh network
Active cooling (fan)
No
Management interface
Number of units
3 ​
2 ​
Target audience
Home users
Home users
Release year
2019
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
No
Yes
Router security
VPN protocol