Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
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TP-Link Safestream Multi WAN Router | 4 10/100M WAN Ports w/ Load Balance Function | Portal Authencation Access Management | Abundant Security Features | Lightning Protection(TL-R470T+)
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Brand | TP-Link |
Model Name | Protection(TL-R470T+) |
Special Feature | Access Point Mode |
Frequency Band Class | Dual-Band |
Wireless Communication Standard | 802.11ac |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Frequency | 5 GHz |
Included Components | TL-R470T+, Power Cord, RJ-45 Ethernet Cable, Quick Installation Guide |
Connectivity Technology | Ethernet |
Item Weight | 110 Grams |
About this item
- Up to 4 WAN ports equipped with Advanced load balance to guarantee maximum Bandwidth and backup capabilities
- Provides extensive client account and network management for administrators with supported PPPoE server
- Marshals bandwidth resource to specific clients based on their unique application environments
- Smaller case for cost-effective solution in the small office or internet cafes network
- Up to 4 WAN ports equipped with advanced load balance to guarantee maximum bandwidth and backup capabilities
- Provides extensive client account and network management for administrators with supported PPPoE Server
- Marshals bandwidth resource to specific clients based on their unique application environments
- Smaller case for cost-effective solution in the small office or Internet cafes network
- DDNS helps users utilize remote management easily with a domain name
- Powerful DoS attack protection safeguards your network
- IP and MAC binding function effectively prevents ARP virus attacks
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Value for money | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | — | — |
Tech Support | — | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — |
Easy to install | 4.0 | 5.0 | — | 4.4 | — | — |
User interface | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 4.5 | — |
WiFi signal | — | 3.4 | — | 4.3 | 3.1 | — |
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connectivity tech | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet | Ethernet | Wireless |
number of ports | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 |
data transfer rate | 100 megabits per second | 1 gigabits per second | 1 gigabits per second | 1800 megabits per second | — | — |
wireless standard | 802 11 AC | 802 11 AX | 802 11 A | 802 11 AX | 802 11 AC | 802 11 G |
frequency band class | dual band | single band | single band | dual band | — | dual band |
lan port bandwidth | 10/100 megabits per second | 10/100/1000 Mbps | 10/100/1000 Mbps | 10/100 megabits per second | 10/100 megabits per second | 10/100 megabits per second |
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Brand | TP-Link |
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Series | Protection(TL-R470T+) |
Item model number | TL-R470T+ |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8, 7,Vista, XP or MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX or Linux |
Item Weight | 3.88 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 8.3 x 1.1 x 5 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 8.3 x 1.1 x 5 inches |
Flash Memory Size | 4 |
Voltage | 240 Volts |
Department | wired networking |
Manufacturer | TP-LINK USA |
Language | English |
ASIN | B005SYQBN8 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | May 25, 2011 |
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4.2 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #1,649 in Computer Networking Switches |
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What this product does the TL-R470T+ load balance broadband Router is a wise choice for small business. It brings you high return on investment with low overhead. Featuring three changeable WAN/LAN ports, TL-R470T+ supports up to 4 WAN ports, which can satisfy various Internet access requirements through one device. TL-R470T+ integrates multiple load balancing strategies, advanced QoS and strong firewall to provide you with consistent network uptime and reliable Ethernet connectivity. Moreover, it is easy to manage the TL-R470T+ via a web-based utility, which makes building and managing your network more convenient. three changeable WAN/LAN ports the TL-R470T+ features three changeable ports that can be set to either LAN or WAN, allowing the router to support up to four WAN ports to satisfy various Internet access requirements through one device. The router also has an integrated Smart load balancing function which automatically selects the most efficient line according to load and bandwidth requirements, providing users with consistent network uptime and reliable Ethernet connectivity. abundant security features for Defense against external threats, TL-R470T+ can automatically detect and block denial of service (dos) attacks such as TCP/UDP/icmp flooding, ping of death and other related threats. Moreover, this router provides IP/Mac/URL/web filtering functions, which forcefully prevent attacks from intruders and viruses. For applications such as FTP, H.323, SIP, IPsec and PPTP which are not well compatible with NAT, TL-R470T+ offers administrators one-click enable of ALG choices corresponding to the above five applications. efficient access management setting a PoE server to allocate PPPoE accounts to private network users, the router only allows users with legal accounts that have passed authentication to access the Internet. Cooperating with IP-based bandwidth control, it is capable of confining bandwidth usage of certain PPPoE accounts. Moreover, the e-bulletin function is able to release a bulletin in the form of Webpage to certain user groups periodically, which notifies the users about the expiration date of the PoE account. With the ABOVE features, the router will prioritize different users in Surfer jurisdictions for more efficient management. safety minded enterprise investments professional Lightning protection technology is designed to prevent electrical surges from penetrating the interior of the device, to be discharged harmlessly into the earth. This router is designed to prevent Lightning damage of up to 4KV in the well-grounded connection conditions. This feature ensures that networking infrastructure investments remain as safe as possible From one of Mother nature’s more violent elements. Interface Available: 1 x Fixed Ethernet WAN Port, 1 Fixed Ethernet LAN Port, 3 Changeable Ethernet WAN/LAN Ports; Protocols Supported: IEEE 802.3 802.3u 802.3x TCP/IP DHCP ICMP NAT PPPoE SNTP HTTP DDNS; System Requirement: Microsoft Windows 8 7 Vista, XP or MAC OS NetWare UNIX or Linux
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Customers like the performance, ease of configuration, and value of the networking router. For example, they mention it does what it says, it's easy to setup multiple WANs, and it'll fail over nicely if you shut off the upstream device. That said, opinions are mixed on connectivity and speed.
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Customers like the performance of the router. They say it does what it says, and does it well. Some say it's easy to use, and sleek. Some mention that it works well, and that it fails over nicely if you shut off the upstream device. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and reliability of the product.
"...has enabled me to reduce my internet bills enormously and dramatically improve reliability with my limited networking skills!" Read more
"...Happy to say that it does exactly what it says, and does it well. Here are some of the things that I like about this device.&#..." Read more
"...It works so well for the price, that I wanted to give it 5 stars, but removed one star for the poor default setup and confusing UI; and another star..." Read more
"...These are fail-over capability, which the router calls Link Backup, and port re-routing (if that's the correct term)...." Read more
Customers find the configuration of the networking router to be easy. They mention that the web-based GUI is easy to use, and configuration changes take effect without delay. They also say that it's easy to setup multiple WANs, and that the GUI is snappy and has tons of options.
"...I think the box is fairly simple to configure if you have basic networking skills. It took me about 1 hour to get everything configured as I like...." Read more
"...It was pretty easy to configure - and surprisingly easy to configure some of the more advanced features..." Read more
"Installation was very easy -- Subnet Mask, Gateway, and MAC address were auto-recognized, and due to the helpful reviews I was able to configure the..." Read more
"...62; Surprisingly easy to set up out of the box. It comes pre-configured for two Internet ports, but you can have up to four...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the router. They say it's an economical solution for their needs, a great load balancing router, and a steal for the price. Customers also say that it provides advanced features on a budget and is a good buy. They mention that it has helped them reduce their internet bills and improve reliability.
"...In all, this is a great router. It has enabled me to reduce my internet bills enormously and dramatically improve reliability with my limited..." Read more
"...my purchase and would recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable load balancer for their home or home office...." Read more
"...everything work out of the box, this seems to be a great load balancing router for the money...." Read more
"...Given the good reviews and low price, I decided to give it a chance. I was pleasantly surprised!..." Read more
Customers like the load balancing feature of the networking router. They say it has excellent throughput, statistics, and monitoring. They also say it helps simplify the network and eliminate internet downtime. Customers also say that it keeps the Internet moving and load balances the traffic.
"...are now pretty fast and with a 500% improvement on response...." Read more
"...Excellent logging, including using syslog if I need it...." Read more
"...Another shortcoming is that the load balancing is fairly simplistic: it simply spreads the traffic demand across the WANs based on ratios...." Read more
"...Keeps the Internet moving." Read more
Customers are impressed with the advanced features and options of the networking router. They mention that it has throughput statistics and monitoring, and many advanced options. Some customers also appreciate the premium capabilities and user control features. Overall, customers find the product to be a handy little router that offers some form of QoS, DoS defense, and application optimization.
"...However, it does offer some form of QoS, DoS defense, user/group connection/bandwidth limits, and other such features that could be used to set up..." Read more
"...For home, I will use it just for the amazing premium capabilities...." Read more
"...Has a lot of features. Download and view manual for more. Know what your doing, read the manual, or get someone who does know how to setup a network...." Read more
"...There are many advanced options available, most of which they typical home user does not need...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the router. Some mention it's amazing at what it does, load balancing up to 4 WAN connections, and allowing 1 computer to access. They say it has lots of options for connecting to servers on their network, such as port forwarding, VPN support, a DMZ, and PnP. However, others say that it causes disconnects and reconnects.
"...Another bonus is that I've been able to limit device bandwidth usage as I have lots of bandwidth hungry users - so rather than Netflix and other..." Read more
"...62; Surprisingly easy to set up out of the box. It comes pre-configured for two Internet ports, but you can have up to four...." Read more
"...In the morning, same thing -- WAN2 is disconnected and I have to manually reconnect it via the procedure outlined in this paragraph...." Read more
"...Lots of options for connecting to servers on your network - port forwarding, VPN support, a DMZ, PnP, port triggering...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the networking router. Some mention that it's super fast and awesome at keeping a simple purpose. They say that downloads and uploads now take half the time, and the interface runs far faster and smoother. However, others say that for some time and then the speed went way down to 5-10 Mbits, it will not make any single download faster, and ping and latency also shot through the roof.
"...The result is a much more usable, fast and reliable rural internet solution...." Read more
"...The problem is it takes about 20-30 seconds to kick in. Is there a work-around for that so there is no delay?..." Read more
"...I lost internet for just 4 seconds..... and the unit make a Load balancing routing very quick and without failures...." Read more
"...This device doesn't do bonding. It will not make any single download faster. It will not make videos load or play faster...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the lock of the networking router. They say that it locks up randomly and not under heavy load. Some customers also mention that the DHCP Server is locking up.
"...1.In the 3 weeks I have had this router it has hard locked up on me twice...." Read more
"...Cable as WAN1 and DSL on WAN2 and it drops from both sides and has locked up 2 times now and nothing is passed through...." Read more
"...It just freezes. So one has to constantly and manually unplug, reboot the router...." Read more
"...Device locks up after 36 hours, support has not gotten back to me, issues with having certain devices behind it - even when configured in DMZ...." Read more
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I think the box is fairly simple to configure if you have basic networking skills. It took me about 1 hour to get everything configured as I like. Setting up WAN connections was simple. My primary WAN port is directly connected to the cable modem. My secondary WAN port is downstream from another wireless router (configured with DHCP but on a different subnet) that is fed by the DSL modem. While the secondary WAN port topology might be undesirable (cascading routers) it actually works just fine (whenever failover occurs). I need the DSL connection to have its own router and subnet for reasons I won't get into here.
There are various ways you can configure the load balancing between the two WAN connections. Initially I set it up as a failover system. When my cable connection goes down the DSL connection then goes active and is used to provide internet. As it turns out this is a non-optimal implementation because when primary WAN failure is detected the router then has to first connect to the secondary WAN device, get an IP address and wait until the connection is stable. This process, as it turns out is not seamless, and in my case took about 20 seconds. Not good enough!
So I reconfigured the TP-Link'sload-balancing to sharing the internet load between the two WAN ports. This works seamlessly but some devices/processes end up using the poky DSL connection based on random assignment. This might not be noticeable for an email or even web access but for Netflix or a large file download this is a problem. So I took the additional step to specify that all local network hosts should only use the primary internet connection. The result is basically "unfair" load balancing. Everyone always uses the fast connection unless it becomes unavailable and in that case everyone uses whatever connection is available, namely the secondary WAN connection. This works much better and faster than "explicit failover." In most cases I do not notice when the primary WAN goes down and virtual switchover occurs. And the switchover back to from secondary to primary also works seamlessly. Very nice indeed.
There was still a problem however because the WAN failure detection as pre-configured is a actually a "connection detection." That's fairly useless since the upstream devices remain connected but fail to be able to provide internet. It's possible and easy to reconfigure failure detection by specifying a ping to an external host. This results in nearly instant failure detection and detects the correct type of failure.
One issue is that my ATT microcell device does not work properly when connected to the router. This is a problem that has been discussed on the internet. I am not aware of a solution. I simply circumvent the problem by connecting the microcell to the DSL outer upstream of the TP-Link router. The microcell is not affected by the TP-Link and works fine. It sits on the more reliable connection and does not really benefit from a faster connection -- so all is well.
Only one annoyance remains and it is minor. In the above described setup I have not found a way to access the upstream DSL router via the main network. I can access the cable modem because it sits on the WAN port that is used by default but I can't override the load-balancing bias and connect to the secondary WAN port unless I am currently in a failure mode and all traffic has moved to the secondary WAN port. No big deal but a bit irritating.
My only criticism (perhaps unfair) is that the CLI is not documented and I really wish there was a way to query throughput stats via the CLI (to monitor throughput in another program via a telnet connection/query) - but that's not important for most people.
In all, if you're after redundancy and load balancing (and more) for 2-4 WAN connections, this router delivers what $150++ routers deliver.
EDIT/UPDATE: I have had this router working for 3 weeks and it has performed flawlessly. I've implemented Load Balancing, Traffic Control (QoS), Policy Routing, Static Routes and all work exactly as expected. My setup routes online games traffic, DNS requests and VPN/PPTP traffic via the 3G/4G connection and routes other traffic via the satellite - and because those rules are setup via Policy Routing the satellite takes over if 3G/4G goes down - and vice versa. The result is a much more usable, fast and reliable rural internet solution. Another bonus is that I've been able to limit device bandwidth usage as I have lots of bandwidth hungry users - so rather than Netflix and other services consuming all the available bandwidth (and plowing through my ISPs' usage caps) I can now constrain video to SD quality (via Traffic Control limits), and allow my AppleTVs to work at higher quality resolutions. A shortcoming is perhaps that other routers' QoS/Traffic Control give you more control over the types of traffic and purport to be able to control bandwidth for specific applications (i.e. Netflix, games, etc.), rather than by device/IP but I can live with that shortcoming. Another shortcoming is that the load balancing is fairly simplistic: it simply spreads the traffic demand across the WANs based on ratios. It'd be great if there was the option to base load balancing on prioritized capacity (i.e. if WAN1 bandwidth is consumed, start routing traffic to WAN2) but again, not a huge issue.
In all, this is a great router. It has enabled me to reduce my internet bills enormously and dramatically improve reliability with my limited networking skills!
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1. Excellent Product, but needs basic to intermediate level networking knowledge to customize to your requirement. GUI is very easy to use for standard load balancing algorithms. in my case i have a high-speed internet connect and a 4G+ router, so i need my 4G+ connect to be used only when my primary connect goes down due to latency and pile size. but I was not able to configure that with standard options.
I used policy based routing to get this setup and removed all the load balancing rules i created.
2. Bad Supplier - i had to order this and return and order again. twice I had to order and both the times i got broken box, first time the device and items inside the box was haphazard - i was sure it was used product. Amazon need to take of these issue - i had no patience 2nd time to send it back and wait for 2 more days - so I accepted the product. i have Pics if you need
This unit will in fact increase your speed in Some instances. But mostly it just let's you use 2 sources of internet on the same computers. I'll explain..
I have 2 6mb DSL lines into the house.(we live in the country and thats the best we can get). Before getting this router I would just have some computers or WiFi devices on each WAN(Incoming internet connection) and hope for the best.
Now with this new router, all of the computers are connected to the router (via Ethernet or WiFi) and the router handles which internet connection each computer tries to get data from.
Now depending on how the information is sent from the server you are getting it from we can get 12Mbps.
Example. Netflix seems to be able to use the 2 connections together and pulls 11-12MBps.
ITunes can only use one connection. HOWEVER.. I can Now download 2 podcasts at the same time at 6Mbps each. So while each file will take the same time to download as it did before.. We can do 2 files at the same at the full 6mbps.
The router basically works like this.
1) Let me try to get what this computer is asking for.
2) Let me check which internet connection seems to be less active right now
3) OK I've found a connection that seems to be pretty open so I'll use that one instead of trying to piggyback on the connection that's already busy.
In some cases(on serves that allow it) the router can get the data from both internet connections at the same time and then put the file together on your computer.
That's how it can "increase" the internet speed. It doesn't actually increase the speed it just allows data to be pulled from 2 pipes and then put together on arrival.
Now, a side effect of this is an automatic fail over device.
Becuase when you ask the router to get you a file and it can't get it from the first connection it naturally wants to move to the next connection.