Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 Kit

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 1). Only the D-Link DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black has DSL WAN. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit. Cabling technology: 10/100Base-T(X) on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10/100/1000Base-T(X) on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit.

DSL WAN
- DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Yes
- BR500 Kit:No
Ethernet interface type
- DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- BR500 Kit:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- BR500 Kit:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- BR500 Kit:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black:1
- BR500 Kit:5
Product colour
- DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 Kit:White

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Comparison of DSL-2500U/BA, BR500 Kit
58 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2500U/BA wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2500U/BA View product	B NETGEAR BR500 Kit View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	Yes	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
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network3 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	5
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	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
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NETGEAR Insight SSO
URL filtering	Yes	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
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
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
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
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 indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	314 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	187.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.55 kg
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known 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

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