Product comparison · 2 wired routers

FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (4 vs 1). The FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E has 100 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (160 mm vs 60 mm). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 93 mm more depth than the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E (124 mm vs 31 mm). 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 CM500 wired router Black. Product colour: Grey, Red on the FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E, Black on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:10,100 Mbit/s
- CM500 wired router Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:4
- CM500 wired router Black:1
Product colour
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:Grey, Red
- CM500 wired router Black:Black
Width
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:160 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
Depth
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:31 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
Height
- FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E:122 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm

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Comparison of FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E, CM500
36 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Box 2170 + FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 450E View product	B NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
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 serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey, Red	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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 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	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	31 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	122 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
Featuresidentical
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

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