Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 Kit vs TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 20identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 768 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 156 mm more width than the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router (314 mm vs 158 mm). Authentication method: NETGEAR Insight SSO on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, SHA-1, MD5 on the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router. Mac operating systems supported: Yes on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, MacOS on the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router.

  • Authentication method
    • BR500 Kit:NETGEAR Insight SSO
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:SHA-1, MD5
  • Internal memory
    • BR500 Kit:1024 MB
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:256 MB
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • BR500 Kit:Yes
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:MacOS
  • Certification
    • BR500 Kit:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:CE, FCC, RoHS
  • Product colour
    • BR500 Kit:White
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:Black
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:0 - 40 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • BR500 Kit:-20 - 70 °C
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:-40 - 70 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
    • Omada Gigabit VPN Router:10 - 90%

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75 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
SFP WANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Traffic controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Policy-based routingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Concurrent connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150000
Port forwardingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTelnet
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv6TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPsec/PPTP/L2TP
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-13DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1
Authentication methodDiffersNETGEAR Insight SSOSHA-1, MD5
ARP attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System event logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20
VPN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source• 20 IPsec VPN Tunnels • LAN-to-LAN, Client-to-LAN • Main, Aggressive Negotiation Mode • DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Encryption Algorithm • IKEv1/v2 • MD5, SHA1 Authentication Algorithm • NAT Traversal (NAT-T) • Dead Peer Detection (DPD) • Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) • PPTP VPN Server • 10 P
NAT functionalityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source• One-to-One NAT • Multi-Net NAT • Virtual Server • Port Triggering • NAT-DMZ • FTP/H.323/SIP/IPSec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Features4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB256 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDRAM
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMacOS
CertificationDiffersFCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCICE, FCC, RoHS
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1700 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for oneCE/LVD, cULUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Rack mountingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rack capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceActivity, LAN, System, USB, WAN
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.94 W
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Output voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one1.5 AUnknown — not stated by the source
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 mm158 mm
DepthDiffers187.5 mm101 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm25 mm
WeightKnown for one1.55 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source190 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source254 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source650 g

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