Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 45 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (105 mm vs 60 mm). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 92 mm more depth than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black (124 mm vs 32 mm). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 65 mm more height than the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black (185 mm vs 120 mm). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- CM500 wired router Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Width
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:105 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
Depth
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:32 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
Height
- DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black:120 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm

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Comparison of DSL-2500U/BB, CM500
46 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2500U/BB wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DSL-2500U/BB 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
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1p	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec/PPTP/L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	y	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
SafetyKnown for one	CSA INTERNATIONAL, CE, ROHS COMPLIANT	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE FCC Class B CE TBR-21 FCC Part 68 A-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	105 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	32 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	185 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g
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

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