Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2500U/BA/D4B wired router Black vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

6specifications compared
1differ
5identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BA/D4B wired router Black, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2500U/BA/D4B wired router Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- CM500 wired router Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of DSL-2500U/BA/D4B, CM500
37 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2500U/BA/D4B wired router Black Model DSL-2500U/BA/D4B 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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	ICMP, TCP, UDP	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	y	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	PPPoA PPPoE IPoE IPoA Bridge	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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