Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (6 vs 4). The Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 7 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 vs 3). The NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 114 mm more width than the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 200 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u on the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. Supported network protocols: TCP/IP on the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, IPv6 on the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:4
Supported network protocols
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:TCP/IP
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:IPv6
Authentication method
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:NETGEAR Insight SSO
VPN tunnels quantity
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
Certification
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:VCCI Cl. B
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Product colour
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 85%
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%

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Comparison of VR-S1000, BR500-100UKS
74 specifications	A Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model VR-S1000 View product	B NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500-100UKS View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
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
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.924 Gbit/s
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
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 protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP	IPv6
DHCP clientKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security3 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES	3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, AES, DES, MD5, RSA, SHA-1, SSL/TLS
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 methodDiffers	SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5	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 quantityDiffers	10	3
VPN supportKnown for one	IPsec, L2TP, PPTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, Low Voltage Directive (LVD), RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 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
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
CertificationDiffers	VCCI Cl. B	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 7+/Firefox/Google Chrome/Safari	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsDiffers	Diagnostic, LAN, Power, USB, WAN	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	12.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	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	200 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	162 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	34 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	420 g	1.55 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source

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