Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White

35specifications compared
19differ
16identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has 7 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 vs 3). The NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.5 A more output current than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (1.5 A vs 1 A). The TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Only the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has DSL WAN. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White.

DSL WAN
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Yes
Ethernet interface type
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
Cabling technology
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
VPN tunnels quantity
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10
Cables included
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
Certification
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:CE, RoHS
Output current
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.5 A
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:1 A

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Comparison of BR500-100UKS, TD-W9970B
79 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500-100UKS View product	B TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W9970B View product
WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
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
SFP WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
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
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4
Signal strengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBm
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP, SNMP V1/V2C, CWMP(TR-069)
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225) PVC
Security3 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, AES, DES, MD5, RSA, SHA-1, SSL/TLS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall securityDiffers	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	3	10
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Low Voltage Directive (LVD), RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1700 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, RoHS
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	1 A
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	195 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	36 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.55 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EWAN

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