Product comparison · 2 wired routers

LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller vs NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 112 MB more flash memory than the LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller (128 MB vs 16 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 896 MB more internal memory than the LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller (1024 MB vs 128 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 30 mm more width than the LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller (314 mm vs 284 mm). Only the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has web-based management. Only the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has DHCP server.

Web-based management
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
DHCP server
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Flash memory
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:16 MB
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:128 MB
Internal memory
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:128 MB
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
Product colour
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:Black
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
LED indicators
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:System, LAN, Power, USB
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:-25 - 55 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:5 - 95%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%

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Comparison of WAC-1001, BR500
71 specifications	A LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller Model WAC-1001 View product	B NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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
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
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	No	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 & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
DHCP serverDiffers	No	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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
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
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	128 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	128 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
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsDiffers	System, LAN, Power, USB	Yes
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	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
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 45 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 55 °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 & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	284 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	179 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.32 kg	1.55 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
High powerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	273 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	368 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	75 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.11 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source

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