Product comparison · 2 wired routers

LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

13specifications compared
7differ
6identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (5 vs 1). The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 8 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (16 MB vs 8 MB). The LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller has 224 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (284 mm vs 60 mm). Only the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has web-based management. Weight: 1.32 kg on the LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller, 280 g on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

Web-based management
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:No
- CM500 wired router Black:Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:5
- CM500 wired router Black:1
Flash memory
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:16 MB
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
Width
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:284 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
Depth
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:179 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
Height
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:44.5 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
Weight
- Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller:1.32 kg
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g

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Comparison of WAC-1001, CM500
45 specifications	A LevelOne Gigabit Wireless LAN Controller Model WAC-1001 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, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	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
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
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffers	No	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	8 MB
Internal memory	128 MB	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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	System, LAN, Power, USB	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
Poweridentical
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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-25 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	284 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	179 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	185 mm
WeightDiffers	1.32 kg	280 g
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
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 Mbit/s

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