Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

27specifications compared
13differ
14identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (4 vs 1). The Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit 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%). The Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 10 - 95% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 - 95% vs 0 - 95%). Only the NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has Ethernet WAN. Only the Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has DSL WAN.

Ethernet WAN
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
DSL WAN
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Networking standards
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:IEEE 802.1Q
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:4
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1
LED indicators
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN, Power
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500-100UKS, VMG4005-B50A
78 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500-100UKS wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500-100UKS View product	B Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model VMG4005-B50A View product
WAN connection2 differ
Ethernet WANDiffers	Yes	No
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
SFP WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q
ThroughputKnown for one	0.924 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Traffic controlKnown 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
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
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
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	Web/HTTP
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, AES, DES, MD5, RSA, SHA-1, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL 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 tunnels quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation 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
Featuresidentical
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 supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	32 mm
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	173 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 g
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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