Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (4 vs 1). The NETGEAR BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White has 120 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (128 MB vs 8 MB). The NETGEAR BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White has 254 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (314 mm vs 60 mm). Product colour: White on the NETGEAR BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White, Black on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black. Weight: 1.55 kg on the NETGEAR BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White, 280 g on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White:4
- CM500 wired router Black:1
Flash memory
- BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White:128 MB
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
Product colour
- BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- CM500 wired router Black:Black
Width
- BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White:314 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
Depth
- BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White:187.5 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
Height
- BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White:43.6 mm
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
Weight
- BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White:1.55 kg
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g

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Comparison of BR200, CM500
57 specifications	A NETGEAR BR200 wired router 5 Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR200 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
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	5 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	0.924 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	256 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	SIP ALG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	AES, DES, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Port/Service Blocking, Denial-of-service (DoS) Prevention, Stealth Mode, Block TCP Flood, Block UDP Flood, WAN/LAN Ping Response Control	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	SSL Message Integrity: MD5, SHA-1, MAC-MD5/SHA-1, HMAC-MD5/SHA-1 SSL Certificate Support: RSA, Diffie-Hellman, Self L2TP Server PPTP Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1.7 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	8 MB
CertificationKnown for one	Environment: RoHS Safety: CE/LVD, cUL EMI: FCC Part 15 Class B, CE mark, C-Tick Class B, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1.5 A	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	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	124 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	185 mm
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	280 g
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 Mbit/s

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