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NETGEAR BR500 Kit vs TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4

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  • 25specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 13identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 96 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4 (128 MB vs 32 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 768 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4 (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4 has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4. Certification: FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, CE, FCC on the TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4.

  • Flash memory
    • BR500 Kit:128 MB
    • TL-ER5120 V4:32 MB
  • Internal memory
    • BR500 Kit:1024 MB
    • TL-ER5120 V4:256 MB
  • Certification
    • BR500 Kit:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
    • TL-ER5120 V4:CE, FCC
  • Product colour
    • BR500 Kit:White
    • TL-ER5120 V4:Black
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
    • TL-ER5120 V4:0 - 40 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • BR500 Kit:-20 - 70 °C
    • TL-ER5120 V4:-40 - 70 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
    • TL-ER5120 V4:10 - 90%
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • BR500 Kit:0 - 95%
    • TL-ER5120 V4:5 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500 Kit, TL-ER5120 V4
63 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANNoNo
SIM card slotNoNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityNoNo
SFP WANKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
VLAN supportYesYes
Port forwardingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 Gbit/s
Policy-based routingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Concurrent connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150000
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports55
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverYesYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, PPTP, L2TP
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)YesYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ICMP attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NAT functionalityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOne-to-One NAT, Multi-nets NAT, Virtual Server, Port Triggering FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
Features3 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1700 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB32 MB
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB256 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for oneCE/LVD, cULUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffersFCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCICE, FCC
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, Link, Power, Speed, System, WAN
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one1.5 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
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 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers187.5 mm220 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm44 mm
WeightKnown for one1.55 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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