Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 5 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (6 vs 1). The Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 140 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (200 mm vs 60 mm). The Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 38 mm more depth than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (162 mm vs 124 mm). Supported network protocols: TCP/IP on the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, IPv6 on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
- CM500 wired router Black:1
Supported network protocols
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:TCP/IP
- CM500 wired router Black:IPv6
Width
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:200 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
Depth
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:162 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
Height
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:34 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
Weight
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:420 g
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g

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Comparison of VR-S1000, CM500
51 specifications	A Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model VR-S1000 View product	B NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	1
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 clientKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP	IPv6
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
CertificationKnown for one	VCCI Cl. B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 7+/Firefox/Google Chrome/Safari	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
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
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	162 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	34 mm	185 mm
WeightDiffers	420 g	280 g
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 Mbit/s

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