Archer C5400X

AC5400 MU-MIMO Tri-Band Gaming Router

  • Wi-Fi Made for Gamers – Dominate the competition with WiFi made for gamers and gaming families
  • Battle-Tested Processing – 1.8 GHz 64-bit quad-core CPU, three co-processors and 1 GB RAM
  • Prioritized Performance – Set the QoS engine to gaming mode to keep your connection fast when everyone is online
  • Connect More Devices – Tri-band Wi-Fi speeds up to 5400 Mbps over one 2.4 GHz (1000 Mbps) and two 5 GHz (2167 Mbps) bands*
  • Adept Multi-Tasking – MU-MIMO and Airtime Fairness serve multiple connections and distribute Wi-Fi and optimize performance**
  • Far-Reaching Coverage – RangeBoost strengthens reception and beamforming sends targeted Wi-Fi to keep devices connected at farther distances than other routers*
  • Doubled Wired Speeds – Link Aggregation teams two of the eight Gigabit LAN ports or one LAN with the WAN port to double the connection speed
  • Comprehensive Security – Powerful antivirus works to protect all your devices from cyber threats with a free lifetime subscription of HomeCareTM****
 
 

Dominate the Competition

AC5400 MU-MIMO Tri-Band Gaming Router

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Archer C5400X

You’ve spent hours picking the perfect parts for your gaming rig. Now get the most out of it with the Archer C5400X—the router designed to power the performance demanded from high-end gaming rigs.

 

Obliterate The Latency

Dynamic Optimization Engine automatically identifies gaming traffic to give you the tactical advantage during heated raids, PvP encounters and ranked matches. When you aren’t gaming, fast-track streaming to watch immersive 4K movies.

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Start gaming on any devices immediately with GeForce NOW™ – the leading platform for cloud gaming. QoS Mode integrated within Archer Gaming Series Routers, developed by TP-Link and GeForce NOW™, backs your cloud gaming experience by identifying and prioritizing the GeForce NOW™ streaming. This QoS mode is destined to deliver a smooth and immersive cloud gaming experience.  

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Blistering Wi-Fi Speeds

2.4 GHz
5 GHz
5 GHz
up to 5334 Mbps WiFi speeds
Tri-Band Dedicated Gaming Band
NitroQAM 25% Speed Improvement

Get into the action with incredible AC5400 tri-band WiFi speeds over the 2.4 GHz (1000 Mbps) and two 5 GHz bands (2167 Mbps).* Three WiFi bands make it easier to streamline your network and stay competitive in the heat of battle.

Dedicate one band to gaming traffic while the remaining two deliver high-speed WiFi to the rest of your home. Or enable Smart Connect to have the router zero in on the best WiFi band for every device, intelligently driving them to peak performance.

 

Battle-Tested Processing

A 1.8 GHz 64-bit Quad-Core CPU provides impressive processing power to handle multi-gigs of transmitting data and decimate the latency. 1 GB of RAM delivers the raw power to perfectly execute multiple applications with instant response. Just focus on your competition and Archer C5400X will do the rest.

  • 1.8 GHz
  • 1GB RAM

Full-Throttle Wireless Performance

The Archer C5400X employs MU-MIMO and Airtime Fairness to balance the requests of every device with speed and precision.** Calibrated metrics and sophisticated algorithms determine how the router divides air time and distributes dedicated WiFi streams to each device, leaving you to focus on taking down the opposition instead of fighting your allies for bandwidth.

Without Airtime Fairness
Airtime Fairness
TIME
Older Devices Bottleneck
 

Far-Reaching WiFi Range

Game from the basement to the garage and even the backyard with RangeBoost, which strengthens reception quality to reinforce connections in your home and keep both older and newer devices connected at greater distances than other routers.

 

Accelerated
Wired Connections

With eight Gigabit Ethernet ports, you can connect PCs, smart TVs and game consoles to fast, wired connection without needing a switch.

Team two LAN ports using Link Aggregation to double connection speeds from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps for Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices and PCs. Combine the WAN port with a LAN port to connect DOCSIS 3.1 modems for best-in-industry internet speeds.

2
times faster
Router
NAS
 
  HomeCareTM

Comprehensive Threat Protection

 
  •  Malicious Site Blocking
  •  Intrusion Prevention
  •  Infected Device Quarantine

Defend your system from malicious threats that can sneak through downloads and file sharing. A free lifetime subscription of TP-Link HomeCareTM protects every device from the latest cyber threats with powerful security, built-in antivirus and cutting-edge intrusion prevention.****

Fortified Internet Access

Secure your data no matter where you are by using the built-in VPN and OpenVPN to create a private network with PPTP while VPN Acceleration increases connection speeds.

VPN Encrypted
Home
Connect from Home
public wifi
Unencrypted Connection
internet

Convenient File Storage

The Archer C5400X has 16 GB of free storage built-in and protected behind its firewall, which you can access through the TP-Link FileBank app whenever you have an internet connection. Expand storage by connecting USB drives to the router.

Ready for Today and Tomorrow's Smart Home

With the growing number of devices in today's home, everyone deserves a smarter and easier way to bring all your products together. Utilize Amazon Alexa to control everything via voice commands to enjoy truly intelligent life.

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*Maximum wireless transmission rates are the physical rates derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Range and coverage specifications along with the number of connected devices were defined according to test results under normal usage conditions. Actual wireless transmission rate, wireless coverage, and number of connected devices are not guaranteed, and will vary as a result of 1) environmental factors, including building materials, physical objects and obstacles, 2) network conditions, including local interference, volume and density of traffic, product location, network complexity, and network overhead and 3) client limitations, including rated performance, location, connection quality, and client condition.

**MU-MIMO capability requires client devices that also support MU-MIMO.

****Free lifetime subscription to TP-Link HomeCare™ is included with purchase on select TP-Link routers at no additional cost. “Lifetime Subscription” refers solely to the life of the purchased device and can not be transferred. TP-Link reserves the right to modify the service and feature at any time. Please visit and check: www.tp-link.com/homecare

 

 

 

 

Actual network speed may be limited by the rate of the product's Ethernet WAN or LAN port, the rate supported by the network cable, Internet service provider factors and other environmental conditions.

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