Product comparison · 2 wired routers

Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue vs NETGEAR BR500 Kit

21specifications compared
10differ
11identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 123 mm more width than the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue (314 mm vs 191 mm). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 57.5 mm more depth than the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue (187.5 mm vs 130 mm). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 3.6 mm more height than the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue (43.6 mm vs 40 mm). Certification: FCC B, CE B on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue, FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit. Product colour: Black, Blue on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue, White on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit.

Certification
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:FCC B, CE B
- BR500 Kit:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Product colour
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:Black, Blue
- BR500 Kit:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:0 - 70 °C
- BR500 Kit:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:10 - 85%
- BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:5 - 90%
- BR500 Kit:0 - 95%
Width
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:191 mm
- BR500 Kit:314 mm
Depth
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:130 mm
- BR500 Kit:187.5 mm

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Comparison of LRT224, BR500 Kit
58 specifications	A Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue Model LRT224 View product	B NETGEAR BR500 Kit 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
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networkidentical
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1
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
Firewall securityKnown for one	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall, Denial of Service (DoS) protection	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	50	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	IPsec	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	1-to-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 B, CE B	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	White
Rack mountingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	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
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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