Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 Kit

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (6 vs 5). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 114 mm more width than the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 200 mm). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 25.5 mm more depth than the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (187.5 mm vs 162 mm). Supported network protocols: TCP/IP on the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, IPv6 on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit. Authentication method: SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5 on the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, NETGEAR Insight SSO on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
- BR500 Kit:5
Supported network protocols
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:TCP/IP
- BR500 Kit:IPv6
Authentication method
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5
- BR500 Kit:NETGEAR Insight SSO
Certification
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:VCCI Cl. B
- BR500 Kit:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Product colour
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 Kit:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 85%
- BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
Width
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:200 mm
- BR500 Kit:314 mm

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Comparison of VR-S1000, BR500 Kit
67 specifications	A Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model VR-S1000 View product	B NETGEAR BR500 Kit 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	No
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
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
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	5
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
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPsec, L2TP, PPTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Diagnostic, LAN, Power, USB, WAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source

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