Product comparison · 2 wired routers

LevelOne GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (8 vs 5). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 768 MB more internal memory than the LevelOne GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The LevelOne GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u on the LevelOne GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. Cables included: AC on the LevelOne GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:8
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
Cables included
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:AC
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45)
Internal memory
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:256 MB
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
Product colour
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-40 - 70 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 95%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 95%

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Comparison of GBR-4001, BR500
66 specifications	A LevelOne GBR-4001 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model GBR-4001 View product	B NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	924 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	8	5
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Securityidentical
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
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
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Security algorithmsKnown for one	IPSEC	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address tableKnown for one	8000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Features1 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
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	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	Black	White
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
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 source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 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	440 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	223 mm	187.5 mm
WeightDiffers	3.4 kg	1.55 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	170 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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