Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 Kit vs TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White

31specifications compared
17differ
14identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (5 vs 4). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 0.5 A more output current than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (1.5 A vs 1 A). The TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Only the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has DSL WAN. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White.

DSL WAN
- BR500 Kit:No
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Yes
Ethernet interface type
- BR500 Kit:Gigabit Ethernet
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:Fast Ethernet
Cabling technology
- BR500 Kit:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- BR500 Kit:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 Kit:5
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:4
Certification
- BR500 Kit:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:CE, RoHS
Output current
- BR500 Kit:1.5 A
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:1 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
- TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of BR500 Kit, TD-W9970B
71 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 Kit View product	B TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White Model TD-W9970B View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4
Signal strengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBm
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Routing protocols	RIP-1, RIP-2	RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTP, SNMP V1/V2C, CWMP(TR-069)
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225) PVC
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Network address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
IP address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
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 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, RoHS
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1700 MHz	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
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
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
Power1 differ
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltage	12 V	12 V
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	1 A
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	195 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	36 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.55 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EWAN

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