Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 Kit vs TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 96 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 (128 MB vs 32 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 768 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Certification: FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, CE, FCC, RoHS on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0. Product colour: White on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, Black on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0.

Flash memory
- BR500 Kit:128 MB
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:32 MB
Internal memory
- BR500 Kit:1024 MB
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:256 MB
Certification
- BR500 Kit:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:CE, FCC, RoHS
Product colour
- BR500 Kit:White
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 Kit:-20 - 70 °C
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 95%
- TL-ER5120 V3.0:5 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500 Kit, TL-ER5120 V3.0
62 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 Kit View product	B TP-Link TL-ER5120 V3.0 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
SFP WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 Gbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
Protocolsidentical
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
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
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, PPTP, L2TP
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	One-to-One NAT, Multi-nets NAT, Virtual Server, Port Triggering FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
Features3 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
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	32 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	256 MB
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
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, FCC, RoHS
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DRAM
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link, Power, Speed, System, WAN
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
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
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	440 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	180 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.55 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box

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