Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 6 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (7 vs 1). The D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 220 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (280 mm vs 60 mm). The D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 56 mm more depth than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (180 mm vs 124 mm).

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:7
- CM500 wired router Black:1
Width
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:280 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
Depth
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:180 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
Height
- DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:44 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm

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Comparison of DSR-500/E, CM500
41 specifications	A D-Link DSR-500/E wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model DSR-500/E 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
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	1
USB 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
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
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
SafetyKnown for one	cUL, LVD	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B, CE Class B, VCCI, C-Tick, IC	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
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
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	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	280 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	185 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 g
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 Mbit/s
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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