TP-Link's touchscreen router is a huge step to a unified smarthome

TP-Link has revealed its new SR20 Smart Home Router at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas which could offer the perfect new solution for better integration and streamlining of all connected devices within the smart home; Gizmodo have called it a "giant leap towards a Unified SmartHome". Supporting all wireless protocols in one box via its 802.11a/b/g/n-compatible AC1900 router with support for 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands and speeds at up to 1,300Mbps, the SR20 Smart Home Router reportedly allows such things as lights, security cameras and smoke detectors to finally start to playing nicely together, thereby increasing their efficiency, effectiveness and convenience within the home.

The SR20 Smart Home Router from TP-Link. TP-Link

If you're looking for a Wi-Fi router that can also function as a hub for home automation, TP-Link has something in store for you. The networking vendor announced today the all-new SR20 Smart Home Router with Touchscreen at CES 2016 in Las Vegas. This is an all-in-one router that can also work as an Internet of Things (IoT) hub.

TP-Link says the router support ZigBee and Z-Wave, the two popular wireless IoT standards. As a home networking device, it's an AC1900 router with the top speed on the 5GHz band of 1,300Mbps and up to 600Mbps on the 2.4GHz band.

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With the support for IoT wireless standard, the SR20 Smart Home Router can act as the hub for entire home, including both networking clients, such as computers and tablets, and IoT-ready appliances, such as refrigerators, light bulbs, washers, dryers and so on.

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The router also has two USB ports (one USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0), allowing users to share files and media stored in an external drive. Like most home routers, it has four Gigabit LAN ports and one Gigabit WAN (Internet) port.

The SR20's key features include:

Connect ZigBee, Z-Wave as well as networking devices

Supports home network management via mobile apps

AC1900 class Wi-Fi

4.3-inch touchscreen

Parental controls

Guest networking

Built-in SD storage slot for local storage that works as the backup destination for user-generated content

Supports 802.11ac and backwards-compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n

The SR20 Smart Home Router is slated to be available in the second quarter of the year, with pricing to be announced then.

Check out the rest of CNET's 2016 coverage here.