Design
Half of the Archer C2300's two-toned black enclosure has a matte textured finish and the other half is glossy. It measures 1.4 by 8.5 by 6.5 inches (HWD) and has a strip of LED indicators on the top of the router that shows status for power, both radio bands, internet and Ethernet activity, WPS activity, and USB activity.
Side Ports
On the left side of the router are WPS and Reset buttons, a Wi-Fi On/Off button, a USB 2.0 port, and a USB 3.0 port.
Rear Ports
Around back are four Gigabit LAN ports, a WAN port, a power jack and power button, and three screw-in connectors for the included adjustable antennas.
Advanced Settings
Advanced settings include LAN (DHCP, Static, Link Aggregation) and Wireless (WPS/WPS2, WEP, Channel Width, Wireless Scheduling) adjustments along with things like Port Forwarding, Port Triggering, ALG (Application Layer Gateway), and IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) settings.
HomeCare
The router supports HomeCare, which offers Trend Micro anti-malware and antivirus protection and parental controls with web filtering for specific age groups, internet access scheduling, and online-monitoring tools.
Quality of Service
HomeCare also offers preset and custom Quality of Service settings for specific applications (Standard, Gaming, Streaming, Chatting, Surfing) and for specific client devices.
Network Map
The main screen contains a network map and a SpeedTest button that measures internet upload and download speeds.