Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Buffalo BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

15specifications compared
9differ
6identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Buffalo BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 279 mm more width than the Buffalo BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 35 mm). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 29.5 mm more depth than the Buffalo BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (187.5 mm vs 158 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u on the Buffalo BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. Product colour: Black on the Buffalo BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
Product colour
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 85%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
Width
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:35 mm
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:314 mm
Depth
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:158 mm
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:187.5 mm
Height
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:165 mm
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:43.6 mm
Weight
- BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:315 g
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.55 kg

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Comparison of BHR-4GRV2, BR500
57 specifications	A Buffalo BHR-4GRV2 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model BHR-4GRV2 View product	B NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
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 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	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
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	4	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
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1700 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna type	Internal	Internal
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	3.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	35 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	158 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	165 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	315 g	1.55 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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