Product comparison · 2 wired routers

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

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue 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 LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue (314 mm vs 191 mm). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 57.5 mm more depth than the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue (187.5 mm vs 130 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 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. Product colour: Black, Blue on the Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue, White on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

VPN tunnels quantity
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:50
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
Certification
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:FCC B, CE B
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Product colour
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:Black, Blue
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:0 - 70 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:10 - 85%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:5 - 90%
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 95%
Width
- LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue:191 mm
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:314 mm

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Comparison of LRT224, BR500
63 specifications	A Linksys LRT224 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black, Blue Model LRT224 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 802.1Q, 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
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
Security2 differ
Firewall securityDiffers	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, 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
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 quantityDiffers	50	3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	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
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 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
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
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
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

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