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NETGEAR BR500 Kit vs NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 5identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (5 vs 1). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 120 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (128 MB vs 8 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 896 MB more internal memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (1024 MB vs 128 MB). Product colour: White on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, Black on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black. Weight: 1.55 kg on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, 280 g on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black.

  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • BR500 Kit:5
    • CM500 wired router Black:1
  • Flash memory
    • BR500 Kit:128 MB
    • CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
  • Internal memory
    • BR500 Kit:1024 MB
    • CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
  • Product colour
    • BR500 Kit:White
    • CM500 wired router Black:Black
  • Width
    • BR500 Kit:314 mm
    • CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
  • Depth
    • BR500 Kit:187.5 mm
    • CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
  • Height
    • BR500 Kit:43.6 mm
    • CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
  • Weight
    • BR500 Kit:1.55 kg
    • CM500 wired router Black:280 g

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Comparison of BR500 Kit, CM500
50 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
SFP WANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management featuresidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers51
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for oneNETGEAR Insight SSOUnknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known 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
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB8 MB
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB128 MB
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for oneCE/LVD, cULUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneFCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCIUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one1.5 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 45 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers314 mm60 mm
DepthDiffers187.5 mm124 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm185 mm
WeightDiffers1.55 kg280 g
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source680 Mbit/s
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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