Product comparison · 2 modems

NETGEAR CM500 modem vs TP-Link TD-W8901N modem

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 modem (4 vs 1). The TP-Link TD-W8901N modem has 68 mm more depth than the NETGEAR CM500 modem (128 mm vs 60 mm). The NETGEAR CM500 modem has 89 mm more height than the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem (124 mm vs 35 mm). Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR CM500 modem, LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11) on the TP-Link TD-W8901N modem.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 modem:1
- TD-W8901N modem:4
Depth
- CM500 modem:60 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:128 mm
Height
- CM500 modem:124 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:35 mm
Width
- CM500 modem:185 mm
- TD-W8901N modem:182 mm
Cables included
- CM500 modem:LAN (RJ-45)
- TD-W8901N modem:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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Comparison of CM500, TD-W8901N
29 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 modem Model CM500 View product	B TP-Link TD-W8901N modem Model TD-W8901N View product
Modemidentical
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL2+
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ11
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni directional, Undetachable, Reverse SMA
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IGRP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0, PPP over ATM (RFC 2364), PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516), IPoA (RFC1577/2225), PVC - Up to 8 PVCs.
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAT Firewall, SPI Firewall, MAC / IP / Packet / Application / URL Filtering, Denial of Service(DoS), SYN Flooding, Ping of Death
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Managed
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9VDC/0.6A
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8, MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	60 mm	128 mm
HeightDiffers	124 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	185 mm	182 mm
WeightKnown for one	280 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)

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