Product comparison · 2 wired routers

ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1,698.5 MHz more processor frequency than the ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (1700 MHz vs 1.5 MHz). The ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 128 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (256 MB vs 128 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 512 MB more internal memory than the ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (1024 MB vs 512 MB). Product colour: Black on the ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. LED indicators: Power, WAN on the ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Yes on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

Processor frequency
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1.5 MHz
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1700 MHz
Flash memory
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:256 MB
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:128 MB
Internal memory
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:512 MB
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
Product colour
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
LED indicators
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Power, WAN
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Output voltage
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:19 V
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:12 V
Output current
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1.75 A
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.5 A
Weight
- AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:740 g
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.55 kg

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Comparison of AX5400, BR500
74 specifications	A ASUS AX5400 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model AX5400 View product	B NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	924 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Supported protocolsKnown for one	PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP, Automatic IP, Static IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NETGEAR Insight SSO
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	VPN Client L2PT, VPN Client OVPN, VPN Client PPTP, VPN Server IPSec, VPN Server OVPN, VPN Server PPTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, RTSP, H.323, SIP Passthrough,PPPoE relay	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Features3 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.5 MHz	1700 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Flash memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	1024 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE/LVD, cUL
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Storage mediaKnown for one	Flash	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, WAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	19 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	1.75 A	1.5 A
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	314 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	187.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	740 g	1.55 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source

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