Archer A7

I just finished installing the A7 TCP-Link 1750AC router replacing a 6 year old Linksys E2500--having had to replace my modem earlier in the week after it failed and went into a reboot loop. The Linksys worked but not reliably of late and it was slow for a dual band router. I opted to use the quick install and then tweak later using the full featured web interface. The install using TP's Tether app from my iPhone worked but not without a few missteps--a failure to connect to the router at first using the 5G SSID worked once I tried with the 2.4G. A second hiccup occurred when binding the router--it froze and I had to go back and repeat the step. I could have just logged in to the router from a laptop but wanted to see how well the app worked. I highly recommend this approach for newbies--as the steps involved and required knowledge of how routers work could prove a bit daunting for a total novice. That said, once installed and configured with the same SSID and password as my old router to save having to reconfigure a lot of devices (including a Netgear extender) everything worked and the entire process took less than 45 minutes. Once I had everything working I logged in to the full web app giving me access to the router through a thoughtfully designed interface . I made my security tweaks, set up a guest network, enabled Alexa control and tested every device to be sure all was in good order and then made a backup of the configuration--having been forewarned that a firmware upgrade would cause me to lose what I had just done. As it happened a firmware upgrade was indicated so I chose the automatic upgrade option but to my surprise everything stayed intact iso I did not have to resort to a restore from the backup--still I am a belt and suspender guy having sent too many years in IT and learning the lesson early on that what can go wrong will. So--the big payoff was the throughput. I used an app called Speedtest and was a very pleased to see a 3x improvement in download-regardless of which server I selected. Upload was slightly better but that is not generally an issue. My TV, Sonos products, 2 iPhones, extender, 2 computers and 2 Kindles all worked without any changes needed ( the virtue of keeping my SSID and passwords the same as before). Performance is obviously much improved. I would have given this a 5 star but for the two hiccups and a little more clarity in the basic quick setup about a few functions. Otherwise as the title say it was a near perfect install and if this router lasts as long as the linksys. Range has also improved greatly and I may not need the extender to get from the router to the most distant room but as the router is in a utility closet where the modem, Sonos bridge and a few other devices live I'll keep it up. Our house is about 2,500 sq. ft if that gives you an idea of range. The signal is robust from every room.

Read that this brand was a great value for the price point and that's been true. Have been using this for 5 full years now with zero issues and it is still working well. Have used the WiFi consistently for a few devices and setup a guest network. Connection has always been solid about 40 feet away and haven't had a need to try further. Speeds are what they are supposed to be. Getting ready to upgrade for one that handles higher speed and intend to buy the same brand.

Have only had this router for one day as of the time of submitting this review. However, so far so good. Previously I had been using the router that Spectrum gave us when we signed up for their service a couple of years ago, but as of late it had gotten to where twice a day every day our download speeds would cap out around 50-60Mbps, and upload speeds would cap around 6-8Mbps, but we have their 400 down 20 up service. One day I decided to restart the modem and router to see if it would help and lo and behold we were getting 450 down and 18 up again, but only for about 12 hours after restarting. So I figured out over the next few days that just restarting the router improved our speeds again, so figured something was wrong with it. Enter the Tp-Link AC1750. I researched the best router for under 100 bucks (could have spent more but don't like to spend more than necessary!) and it showed up on multiple lists that I found. So since it was u see 60 bucks I figured I'd give it a shot and send it back if it didn't measure up. Hooking everything up was very simple, and it comes with a quick start guide for those that are unfamiliar with setting up a new router. From umboxing to being connected to the I ternet took 3 or 4 minutes, and a couple of those minutes were spent waiting for the modem to restart. Once connected and on I downloaded their Tether app from the Play Store onto my phone, and the guided setup using the app was clear and easy, and took just a few minutes. I haven't dug around the app too much yet, but it seems like a very easy way to change settings and whatnot for the router, and seems to have features that would be useful like displaying how many devices are connected, the ability to block devices, parental controls, etc. Since completing setup I've run multiple speedtests and I've gotten an average of 350-380Mbps down and always 23Mbps up, and the one device that is hardwired to the router using an ethernet cable (Xbox series x) gets around 460 down and 19 up. So it seems we lost a tiny bit of download speed but gained a good chunk of upload speed, and ping times and packet loss are comparable to our previous router. All in all I'm happy with the speeds I'm getting so far. As far as coverage, it seems to do pretty well. We live in a roughly 1700 Sq ft home and the router is all the way at one end of the house, but the rooms at the opposite end still get around 250-300 down and 15 or so up, and we also have a weather station mounted in the backyard that's probably around 300 feet away from the router and mounted 10 feet high on a pole, and it receives a decent wifi signal. So far, very decent performance at a great price!

I've had this router now for two and a half years and it's still working perfectly. Probably the best part about it is the mesh network- meaning I can, and have, hooked up a WiFi extender that works to get much better speeds downstairs while the modem and router are upstairs. The way a tech explained it, is if you don't have a mesh network then a WiFi extender actually creates a secondary network, which doesn't work so well. TP Link has one app for both the router and extender and it all works seamlessly. Today I needed to call their tech support for the first time. My product is past the 2 year warranty, but the rep still helped me without any issue. (And their 2 year warranty is already a year longer than most!) The issue was NOT the router itself, which I already knew when calling. My internet had gone out and a Comcast tech had to come out and fix it. When he did, the router stopped connecting, obviously due to something that was done with the internet connection, but since this is 3rd party hardware the Comcast tech didn't know how to help me with it. So I called TP Link to try to get help reconnecting it. My call was answered immediately, I don't think I had any hold time at all and it was 5pm PST, so peak time. The rep was patient with me- I was pretty clueless since I hadn't set it up originally. And he was able to resolve my issue and get me back up and running! After having no internet for two full days thanks to Comcast, then getting it fixed but the WiFi now not working, I was super stressed out. So I am eternally grateful for them helping me! I plan on sticking with this brand if I ever need a new one because my experience with them has been all around great.

TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router - Dual Band Gigabit is the actual thing I bought. I have 60 Mbps service, which is more than I need. I have Dish for TV, so I just need 5-10 Mbps for internet surfing and Youtube. If I was watching a video on my hardwired computer my wife would complain the video she was watching on wifi would buffer. WTF?? I would be doing a Youtube sax lesson and have to keep stopping and waiting for buffering. AARGH! I would do a speed test 60-100 Mbps. My neighbors are 200-300 ft away and I tried different channels, but nothing changed. I did notice there was nobody on the 5 gig band. I didn't want to spend a lot of money, so I was looking at the $30-40 dual band routers I could tether for wifi. I went up to this one for $60 because it has Quality of Service Archer 7 and I can assign different devices to each band. I have my roku, security system, and computer hard wired, the two iPhones on 5 gig, and the printer and other laptops and tablets on 2.4 gig band. NO MORE BUFFERING!!!! Happy wife, happy life! It was pretty easy to set up and the Tether app makes it all easy. I can see my internet status and all the clients' status. I can assign clients between the two wifi bands and also block users. I can assign clients priority status and see the current upload and download speed of each client. There is also a guest network for visitors to use without access to your entire network. I have not used the USB port and I am not a gamer, so I cannot testify to their usefulness. Do I recommend the TP-Link AC1750 Smart WiFi Router - Dual Band Gigabit for normal internet and Youtube use? Yes, I am very happy with it's speed, flexability and powerful signal. The Tether app is very good and gives good control without having to log on to look at something. LARRY

I don't know if it's the best but it's pretty amazing ! Without going into details, I will say it just that everything advertised is true for a very good price. Very good web interface to setup, a good app for your phone (TP-Link Tether), easy to setup. The great thing is that you can have separated logins for 2G and 5G, for regular use and guests, and you can individually turn them on/off, this is a sweet thing. For all the technical details just read the description here or on their website and enjoy. They have a more detailed manual on their website. Important note : Intel Wi-Fi cards for laptop requires 160 Mhz band to reach 1300 mbps which AC A7 does NOT have. So, if you Wi-Fi card is Intel on your laptop you will be limited to 866 mbps at 5G even if the Wi-Fi card specification says it can reach more because it requires 160 Mhz band and T-Link Archer A7 does not have. This is a great router, but if you looking for 1300 mbps on 5G I not sure how it is possible. Another important note: On phones probably you get much less than 1300 mbps. In my case, a iPhone 11, I can reach max 550 mbps. Any way it improves the speed. Compared with my old router and my Wi-Fi router provided by ATT, it was a big difference. The USB port works great for a shared drive, I could never make it work with other routers. If you install the app FE File Explorer on your iPhone you can easily save or transfers pics or any file back and forth to your computer through the shared drive without the hassle of clouds and emails, this app also works like a browser and music player on the shared drive. I particularly hate clouds :) , I prefer to have my private cloud. I ordered and will receive today a TP-Link Wi-Fi extender with OneMesh, actually a luxury for the size of my apartment :) , I will update later if it works fine.

It works as described, and increased our wifi speed from about 30 mbps to 70 on the 5ghz band. We have a router/modem combo (b/g/n, I think) that seemed to max out around 37 mbps over wifi. I turned off the router functionality on that unit, and connected it to this router, and the speed increase was instant. Setup was easy, too. The Tether app makes running things from your smartphone pretty easy, too. We have since received a speed increase from our ISP, and I have tested speeds as high as 400 mbps on the 5ghz band (100-160 is the normal average). The 2ghz band is significantly slower (maybe around 50 mbps), but that's the nature of that band. The range is also greatly improved. I would lose signal in various parts of our yard, but I can now go across the street and get high speed (I've tested as high as 63 mbps before our ISP increased our speed). If you're looking for a budget-friendly way to upgrade an older (especially if you don't have an AC router) setup, I recommend this router. We have about a 2500 square foot house, and signal is great everywhere. I imagine you could have a much larger house and still get great signal with this router. The only issue that I've had is that, after a recent firmware update, the name of the router changed. I had to reset security options and save the password again. This was a minor annoyance. The LED indicators can be turned off via the Tether app, and after this update, the timer function for this seems to have lost functionality. Again, just a minor annoyance. I just decided to keep the lights off all day, instead of timing them to be off at night.

Solid Midrange Router That’s Showing Its Age The TP-Link Archer AC1750 (A7) has been a reliable workhorse in my home network for years, but after living with it since 2020, I’d call it a solid “good but not great” performer by 2025 standards. Setup was painless using the TP-Link Tether app, and the router handled my mix of laptops, TVs, tablets, and smart devices without much fuss. Range is decent—about 2,000–2,500 square feet in my single-story home—and it integrates nicely with Alexa if you like voice controls for network management. For basic streaming, browsing, and light gaming, it’s smooth and consistent. Speeds on the 5GHz band easily top 300–400 Mbps on a 1 Gbps plan when nearby, though the 2.4GHz side slows noticeably with distance. Where the Archer A7 shows its age is with modern congestion—when many devices (10+) are streaming or backing up simultaneously, latency creeps up. It also lacks Wi-Fi 6 (AX) support, so it won’t fully utilize newer phones or mesh systems. Firmware updates are infrequent now, which makes it feel dated compared to TP-Link’s newer AX series. The router’s build quality and stability have been impressive overall—mine has run continuously for years with only the occasional reboot needed. For under $90, it remains a dependable entry-level dual-band router for small homes or apartments, just not future-proof. Bottom line: Reliable and budget-friendly, the Archer A7 still gets the job done, but newer Wi-Fi 6 routers offer faster speeds, better multi-device performance, and longer-term support.

Compré este router después de regresar un TENDA AC1200 que no cumplió con las expectativas, conexión lenta en ambas bandas y con puertos fast ethernet que no dan la velocidad contratada con Infinitum (150 Mb). Este router tiene mejor calidad de materiales y hasta ahora ha cumplido con lo que esperaba, solo que sigue siendo lenta la conexión en la banda de 2.4 Ghz (no sube de 30 en las mediciones de velocidad, aun a pocos metros). En la banda de 5 Ghz, ya es otra cosa, se obtienen 200 Mb de descarga en dos de los cuartos, lo cual es excelente. Los puertos son Giga-bit y permite conexiones de hasta 1000 Mb, en los cuales conecto el AppleTV y el PlayStation. Lo innovador y que me gustó mucho de este router son dos cosas: - Maneja una sola señal de 2.4 Ghz y 5 Ghz, Conexion Smart, que permite a tu dispositivo conmutar automáticamente la conexión a la banda de WiFi que proporciona mayor velocidad. Es decir, salvo que deshabilites esta función, no veras dos señales (2.4 Ghz y 5 Ghz) de manera independiente y el dispositivo se mantiene conectado a una sola señal y conmuta entre ambas bandas. Con otros routers, normalmente te conectas/seleccionas la de 5Ghz, por ser la más rápida, pero tan pronto se debilita la señal salta a la de 2.4 Ghz y allí se queda, por ser una señal más fuerte (pero más lenta). - El Archer A7, con hardware V5, viene habilitado para la función OneMesh, que te permite agregar, dentro de una misma red (nombre y password), repetidores (compatibles) para armar una red inalámbrica en tu casa (mesh), cosa que otros proveedores ofrecen a precios exorbitantes. No tiene tecnología Mu-Mimo para conexiones múltiples simultaneas a mayor velocidad, pero creo que sigue valiendo mucho la pena este equipo.

I bought this to add to another TP-Link Archer C7 I bought a couple of years ago with the aim of putting OpenWRT on it. I discovered this model was now no longer made but ordered it anyway since OpenWRT is known to work on it. However, it is an American model with a USA power supply (it came from Florida) but that is no problem with a UK adapter. The router is also an Archer A7 which apparently is identical to the Archer C7 according to the OpenWRT site. Seems to be working fine.

Estoy super contento con este producto. Mi Internet a cada rato se caía, el proveedor nunca pudo arreglar la situación hasta que vi un video que realmente lo que recomiendan es cambiar el router. Así que lo hice. y ya no he tenido ningún problema con el Internet. El Internet en dos bandas esta excelente, te permite la conexión inteligente para que dependiendo de la posición de tu dispositivo tome automáticamente la mejor banda para la conexión en el momento. Esta muy completo el producto, también tiene una opción de que conectes un dispositivo de almacenamiento que sirve como un disco duro compartido. Muy fácil instalación.

It was easy to setup. Works well in my garden room. The only problem I had was that it came with a US plug on it. So I had to get a adapter uk to us adapter.

Súper fácil de instalar y configurar ya sea con la app del celular o en la página web de configuración. El rango de potencia es muy bueno para la banda de 2.4 GHz y la e 5 GHz mantiene buena velocidad de streaming de audio y video, pero l orecomiendo para dispositivos solo de streaming, y la de 2.4 GHz para navegación en internet simple. Lo malo que el servidor de impresora (conectada en USB para hacerla WiFi) no funciona bien. Aunque ya la he configurado pero luego se queda como "desconectada" en el print server de TP Link instalado en la PC, auqnue en la configuración del router si la detecta contectada.