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D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 5identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A 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/FE/E1A 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/FE/E1A 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/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black. Supported network protocols: NTP on the D-Link DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black, IPv6 on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • DIR-100/FE/E1A 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/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
    • CM500 wired router Black:1
  • Supported network protocols
    • DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:NTP
    • CM500 wired router Black:IPv6
  • Width
    • DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:197 mm
    • CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
  • Depth
    • DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:114.2 mm
    • CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
  • Height
    • DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:28 mm
    • CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
  • Weight
    • DIR-100/FE/E1A wired router Fast Ethernet Black:515.5 g
    • CM500 wired router Black:280 g

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Comparison of DIR-100/FE/E1A, CM500
45 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3xUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Full duplexKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
DSLKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source680 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers41
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for oneIGMPUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffersNTPIPv6
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for oneStateful packet inspection (SPI) firewallUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one- PPTP pass-through - IPSec pass-through - L2TP pass-throughUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedYesYes
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneActivity, LAN, Link, Power, StatusUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneDCUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-25 - 55 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers197 mm60 mm
DepthDiffers114.2 mm124 mm
HeightDiffers28 mm185 mm
WeightDiffers515.5 g280 g
Featuresidentical
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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