Product comparison · 2 wired routers

FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E vs NETGEAR BR500 Kit

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E (5 vs 4). The FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). The FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E has 5 - 95% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (5 - 95% vs 0 - 95%). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100 Mbit/s on the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit. Security algorithms: AES on the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E, 3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1 on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:10,100 Mbit/s
- BR500 Kit:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:4
- BR500 Kit:5
Security algorithms
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:AES
- BR500 Kit:3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1
Product colour
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:Grey, Red
- BR500 Kit:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:10 - 90%
- BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:5 - 95%
- BR500 Kit:0 - 95%
Width
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:160 mm
- BR500 Kit:314 mm

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E, BR500 Kit
55 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E View product	B NETGEAR BR500 Kit View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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) 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	4	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	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
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	AES	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
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	Grey, Red	White
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	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
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	230 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 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	10 - 90%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	31 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	122 mm	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

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