Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

32specifications compared
18differ
14identical
41known 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 Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (6 vs 4). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 10 more VPN tunnels quantity than the Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (20 vs 10). The Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 1.55 W more power consumption (typical) than the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (12.5 W vs 10.95 W). Only the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has DHCP client. 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, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:6
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
USB version
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2.0
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
DHCP client
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
VPN tunnels quantity
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:20
Antenna type
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Not supported
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Internal
Power consumption (typical)
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:12.5 W
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10.95 W
AC input voltage
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:100 V
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:110 - 240 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C

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Comparison of VR-S1000, SBG5500-A
73 specifications	A Buffalo AirStation VR-S1000 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model VR-S1000 View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
WAN connectionidentical
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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2/ADSL2+
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Priority mappingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionDiffers	2.0	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientDiffers	No	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1/v2c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security3 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	10	20
VPN supportDiffers	IPsec, L2TP, PPTP	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
Authentication methodKnown for one	SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.36 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44000 h
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE LVD, BSMI
CertificationDiffers	VCCI Cl. B	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Internet Explorer 7+/Firefox/Google Chrome/Safari	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Diagnostic, LAN, Power, USB, WAN	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffers	Not supported	Internal
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	12.5 W	10.95 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 V	110 - 240 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	162 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	34 mm	39.5 mm
WeightDiffers	420 g	1.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	468 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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