The Archer MR500 works like a phone: insert a Nano SIM card and the router connects without any configuration. 4G+ Cat6 uses carrier aggregation, combining several operator signals for download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s. Two detachable external antennas improve reception. If the house also has cable broadband, the modem goes into the WAN port and 4G stays as a backup.
Summer cottages, country houses and temporary offices where there is no cable and the internet has to come from the mobile network. Families who connect a TV, games console and NAS to the gigabit ports and their phones and laptops to dual-band Wi-Fi. And small businesses that need a 4G backup line to keep working when the wired connection drops.
| Brand | TP-LINK |
|---|---|
| Product type | Tabletop router |
| Model name | Archer MR500 |
| Product colour | Black |
| DSL WAN | No |
| Firewall | Yes |
| VPN server | PPTP VPN, OpenVPN |
| DHCP client | Yes |
| DHCP server | Yes |
| Guest access | Yes |
| Plug and Play | Yes |
| Cable standard | Cat6 |
| Schedule access | Yes |
| Dynamic DNS (DDNS) | Yes |
| WAN connection type | RJ-45 |
| Firmware upgradeable | Yes |
| Quick installation guide | Yes |
| Access Control List (ACL) | Yes |
| Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) | Yes |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 10 - 90 |
| EAN | 4897098682845 |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | 5 - 90 |
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| USB port | No |
|---|---|
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 4 |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 10/100/1000 |
| Ethernet LAN interface type | Gigabit Ethernet |
| DC-in jack | Yes |
| SIM card type | NanoSIM |
| Ethernet WAN | Yes |
| SIM card slot | Yes |
| Port forwarding | Yes |
| 3G/4G USB modem compatibility | No |
| Wi-Fi standards | 802.11a/802.11b/802.11g/Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)/Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
|---|---|
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
| Wi-Fi band | Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) |
| WLAN data transfer rate (max) | 867 Mbit/s |
| Mobile network generation | 4G |
| 4G standard | LTE-FDD |
| Antenna design | External |
| Networking standards | IEEE 802.11a/IEEE 802.11ac/IEEE 802.11b/IEEE 802.11g/IEEE 802.11n |
| Security algorithms | 128-bit WEP/64-bit WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPA2-Enterprise/WPA-Enterprise |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G | Yes |
| 5G | No |
| 3G standards | DC-HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS |
| Wireless radio | Yes |
| Antenna included | Yes |
| Antennas quantity | 2 |
| MU-MIMO technology | Yes |
| GSM bands supported | 2100/850/900 |
| Wireless statistics | Yes |
| Detachable antenna(s) | Yes |
| Supported network protocols | IPv4, IPv6 |
| Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)/(WME) | Yes |
| Number of guest networks (5 GHz) | 1 |
| Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz) | 1 |
| Mac operating systems supported | Yes |
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| Linux operating systems supported | Yes |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10/Windows 2000/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 98SE/Windows NT/Windows Vista/Windows XP |
| AC adapter included | Yes |
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| Power source type | DC |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 – 40 °C |
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| URL filtering | Yes |
| Cables included | LAN (RJ-45) |
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| DMZ support | Yes |
| Package type | Box |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support | Yes |
| Width | 202 mm |
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| Depth | 141 mm |
| Height | 33.6 mm |
A Nano SIM. According to the manufacturer, SIM compatibility has been tested in more than 100 countries.
Yes. In Wi-Fi router mode you connect a cable, fibre or DSL modem to the LAN/WAN port, and the mobile connection stays in reserve in case the main line goes down.
Yes, the Archer MR500 supports TP-Link OneMesh: together with OneMesh-compatible devices it forms one network under a single name, and devices move between rooms without dropping the connection.
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