Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White

35specifications compared
17differ
18identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 3 V more output voltage than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (12 V vs 9 V). The NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.65 A more output current than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (1.5 A vs 0.85 A). The TP-Link TL-WR843N 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%). 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 TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White.

Ethernet interface type
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
Cabling technology
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TL-WR843N 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
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
Supported network protocols
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:IPv6
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:IPv4, IPv6
Certification
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:CE, FCC, RoHS
Output voltage
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:12 V
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:9 V
Output current
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.5 A
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:0.85 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of BR500-100UKS, TL-WR843N
76 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500-100UKS View product	B TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TL-WR843N View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
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
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 forwarding	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
Protocols1 differ
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv6	IPv4, IPv6
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, AES, DES, MD5, RSA, SHA-1, SSL/TLS	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall security	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Filtering descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Domain
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, FCC, RoHS
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	0.85 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	192 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	134 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	33 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.55 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package type	Box	Box
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
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	Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/ PPTP(Dual Access)/L2TP(Dual Access)/BigPond

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