Product comparison · 2 wired routers

ASUS ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4) vs NETGEAR BR500 Kit

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the ASUS ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4) (5 vs 2). The ASUS ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4) has 128 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (256 MB vs 128 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 224 mm more width than the ASUS ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4) (314 mm vs 90 mm). Only the NETGEAR BR500 Kit has firewall. Ethernet interface type: 10 Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4), Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit.

Ethernet interface type
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):10 Gigabit Ethernet
- BR500 Kit:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):2
- BR500 Kit:5
Firewall
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):No
- BR500 Kit:Yes
Flash memory
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):256 MB
- BR500 Kit:128 MB
Product colour
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):Black
- BR500 Kit:White
Width
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):90 mm
- BR500 Kit:314 mm
Depth
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):90 mm
- BR500 Kit:187.5 mm
Height
- ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4):80 mm
- BR500 Kit:43.6 mm

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Comparison of ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4), BR500 Kit
53 specifications	A ASUS ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4)View product	B NETGEAR BR500 Kit View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	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
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	5
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1
FirewallDiffers	No	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NETGEAR Insight SSO
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1700 MHz
Flash memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Poweridentical
Output voltage	12 V	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	1.5 A	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 & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	90 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	90 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	80 mm	43.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.55 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	260 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	195 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	480 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source

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