Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (4 vs 1). The D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 137 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (197 mm vs 60 mm). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 9.8 mm more depth than the D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black (124 mm vs 114.2 mm). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- CM500 wired router Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
- CM500 wired router Black:1
Width
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:197 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
Depth
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:114.2 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
Height
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:28 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
Weight
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:515.5 g
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g

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Comparison of DIR-100/F, CM500
42 specifications	A D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-100/F 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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	- PPTP pass-through - IPSec pass-through - L2TP pass-through	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Link, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	197 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	114.2 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	28 mm	185 mm
WeightDiffers	515.5 g	280 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
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

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