Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). The D-Link DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 5 - 95% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (5 - 95% vs 0 - 95%). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 124 mm more width than the D-Link DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 190 mm). Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the D-Link DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the D-Link DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet interface type
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Antenna type
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:External
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Internal
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:-20 - 65 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%

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Comparison of DIR-822, BR500
66 specifications	A D-Link DIR-822 wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-822 View product	B NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	924 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.400 - 2.483 / 5.150 - 5.725 GHz	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 & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
RS-232 portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Securityidentical
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1700 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffers	External	Internal
Antennas quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known 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 source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	133 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	38 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	263.1 g	1.55 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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