Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

28specifications compared
14differ
14identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 47 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (50 vs 3). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 123 mm more width than the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 191 mm). Certification: FCC Class B, CE Class B on the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. Product colour: Black on the Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, White on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
VPN tunnels quantity
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:50
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
Certification
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:FCC Class B, CE Class B
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Product colour
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
LED indicators
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:LAN, WAN
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 70 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 85%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%

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Comparison of LRT214, BR500
64 specifications	A Linksys LRT214 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model LRT214 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
Networkidentical
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
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown 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	4	5
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Firewall securityDiffers	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall, Denial of Service (DoS) protection	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NETGEAR Insight SSO
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 quantityDiffers	50	3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	OpenVPN, PPTP, client-to-site IPsec, OpenVPN Mobile Client Support (iOS, Android)	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Gateway mode, router mode	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 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
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class B, CE Class B	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, WAN	Yes
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
Input currentKnown for one	1 A	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	0 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	191 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	130 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	40 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	722.2 g	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
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, Static IP, Transparent Bridge, MAC Address Clone	Unknown — not stated by the source

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