Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 Kit

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (7 vs 5). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 34 mm more width than the D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 280 mm). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 7.5 mm more depth than the D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (187.5 mm vs 180 mm). Safety: cUL, LVD on the D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, CE/LVD, cUL on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit. Product colour: Black on the D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:7
- BR500 Kit:5
Safety
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:cUL, LVD
- BR500 Kit:CE/LVD, cUL
Product colour
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 Kit:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
Width
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:280 mm
- BR500 Kit:314 mm
Depth
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:180 mm
- BR500 Kit:187.5 mm
Height
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:44 mm
- BR500 Kit:43.6 mm

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Comparison of DSR-500/E, BR500 Kit
57 specifications	A D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DSR-500/E View product	B NETGEAR BR500 Kit 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
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 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
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Firewall	Yes	Yes
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
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
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
SafetyDiffers	cUL, LVD	CE/LVD, cUL
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class B, CE Class B, VCCI, C-Tick, IC	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	260000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack capacityKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown 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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	280 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.55 kg
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source

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