tp link touch p5 wireless router

[pete y testing]

hi guys

has anyone reviewed the wireless router above as im thinking of getting one for testing

https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_Touch_P5

hardware wise its pretty much the same as the tp link archer C9

https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_Archer_C9_v1.x

but with more flash ram

the interesting thing is the touchpad and ability to setup from scratch without any connected device

pete

 

[sfx2000]

Interesting - targeting a specific market segment (not everyone has a desktop PC (Win/Mac/Linux) to configure via HTTP - a few others have similar products, or have tried...

The touch screen is a cost adder, along with the memory needed to support even a lightweight OS, and this is even more SW to support over the life of the device...

Might be better with a SmartPhone app vs. embedding in a device...

 

[pete y testing]

got one and here are the initial test data results
touch p5

ethernet to ethernet

read 108MB/s write 64.5 MB/ssync 1 gig

ethernet to use 3

read 44.8 MB/s write 19.6 MB/s


5 gig at 3 feet dns-327L to asus pce-ac68

read 48.0 MB/s write 31.2 MB/s sync 877.5M

2.4 gig at 3 feet to dns-327L to asus pce-ac68

read 16.2 MB/s write 14.1 MB/s sync 260M unable to set to 40 mhz due to obss coexistence


its quite a bit lower than the c9 atm but im yet to report this to tp link

its touch features work as they should and are great apart from reporting throughput on the screen

this does have its place in the mix for sure , its simple and elegant and easy to use

will post more once i do distance testing

#note speed test are average throughput and not ipref max results and tested with networx speed meter over a windows transfer platform

 

[sfx2000]

thx for the update...

Likely, this device isn't for the core-audience here, but some might find it interesting... with the Touch-Screen GUI, pretty much eliminates 3rd party firmware perhaps, but again, most folks that would pick this one, likely aren't folks that would go down the OpenWRT/DD-WRT path...

 

[pete y testing]

but again, most folks that would pick this one, likely aren't folks that would go down the OpenWRT/DD-WRT path...

tend to agree but there are those out there that want plug and play and this would pron suit them down to the ground

am just awaiting details on the hardware chipsets and ram / flash etc from tp link and will post the full set of results , overall its performing quite close to the average in the 1900ac class

its a shame the screen doesnt include usage statistics and bandwidth monitoring

pete

btw if you look very carefully at the case design the tile like top has holes in it for ventilation that blend in to look part of the tile design , im on the fence about holes in the top of routers and the intake of dust and dampness etc

 

[sfx2000]

tend to agree but there are those out there that want plug and play and this would pron suit them down to the ground

Yep, yep... not much different actually than the Touch screen UI on my ATT Unite Pro (4G-LTE to WiFi device) - it does the basics - It's a Netgear/Sierra Wireless joint product (Netgear Branding)...

Set the SSID, enable/disable a guest network - some advanced settings... not much that would get folks in trouble..

We're getting to a point where many folks - their internet connection is their smartphone or tablet - not a desktop PC with a full feature browser...

 

[pete y testing]

TP Link touch p5 throughput data

(awaiting chipset details and specs )


throughput tests are recorded by networx's speed meter and are the average transfer rates over the life of the transfer

the file is a single Mpeg4 file 1.85 GB transferred to and from via the windows file transfer method ( eg samba )

test layout and location info can be found in the link below

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=7D5C...1a0742!812&parId=7d5cb240be1a0742!144&o=OneUp

test hardware nas connected directly to the router is a dlink dns-327L

test comp has a solid state drive and is using the asus pce-ac68 for the wifi connection

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ethernet to ethernet ( eg comp and nas connected by ethernet to router )

read 108MB/s write 64.5 MB/s sync 1 gig

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USB throughput

ethernet to use 3

read 44.8 MB/s write 19.6 MB/s

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Wifi throughput

note: at this stage was unable to set the 2.4 gig to 40mhz without obss coexistence so 2.4 gig reading are at 20mhz single stream


5 gig at 3 feet away same room location A

read 48.0 MB/s write 31.2 MB/s sync 877.5M

2.4 gig at 3 feet away same room location A

read 16.2 MB/s write 14.1 MB/s sync 260M



5 gig at 10 meters away location C

read 50.1 MB/s write 35.2 MB/s sync 877.5M

2.4 gig at 10 meters away location C

read 11.9 MB/s write 11.4 MB/s sync 195M



5 gig at 25 meters away location E

read 15.6 MB/s write 7.9 MB/s sync 87.5M

2.4 gig at 25 meters away location E

read 11.1 MB/s write 9.25 MB/s sync 156M

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there you go its pretty reasonable when compared to other 1900ac class routers i have tested

inSSIDer rssi data can be found in the link below for the locations used

https://onedrive.live.com/?id=7d5cb240be1a0742!964&cid=7D5CB240BE1A0742