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NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 14identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.124 Gbit/s more throughput than the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 (0.924 Gbit/s vs 0.8 Gbit/s). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (5 vs 4). The NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 96 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 (128 MB vs 32 MB). Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, AC on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0. Certification: FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI on the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, CE, FCC, RoHS on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0.

  • Throughput
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0.924 Gbit/s
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:0.8 Gbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:4
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:5
  • Cables included
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45)
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:AC
  • Flash memory
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:128 MB
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:32 MB
  • Internal memory
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:256 MB
  • Certification
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:CE, FCC, RoHS
  • Product colour
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:Black
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
    • TL-ER5120 V3.0:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of BR500-100UKS, TL-ER5120 V3.0
69 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANNoNo
SIM card slotNoNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityNoNo
SFP WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1QIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
ThroughputDiffers0.924 Gbit/s0.8 Gbit/s
VLAN supportYesYes
Port forwardingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers45
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverYesYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, PPTP, L2TP
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, AES, DES, MD5, RSA, SHA-1, SSL/TLSUnknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for oneStateful packet inspection (SPI) firewallUnknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for oneNETGEAR Insight SSOUnknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringYesYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System event logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NAT functionalityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOne-to-One NAT, Multi-nets NAT, Virtual Server, Port Triggering FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersLAN (RJ-45)AC
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideYesYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneCE, Low Voltage Directive (LVD), RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1700 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB32 MB
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB256 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for oneCE/LVD, cULUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffersFCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCICE, FCC, RoHS
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDRAM
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Link, Power, Speed, System, WAN
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rack capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one1.5 AUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs0 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs0 - 95%5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers314 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers187.5 mm180 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm44 mm
WeightKnown for one1.55 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeBoxBox

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