Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 Kit vs TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router

34specifications compared
16differ
18identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 96 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router (128 MB vs 32 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 512 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router (1024 MB vs 512 MB). The TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Mac operating systems supported: Yes on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, macOS on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router. Certification: FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI on the NETGEAR BR500 Kit, CE, FCC on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router.

Flash memory
- BR500 Kit:128 MB
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:32 MB
Internal memory
- BR500 Kit:1024 MB
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:512 MB
Mac operating systems supported
- BR500 Kit:Yes
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:macOS
Certification
- BR500 Kit:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:CE, FCC
Product colour
- BR500 Kit:White
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 Kit:-20 - 70 °C
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
- SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router:10 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500 Kit, TL-ER6120
74 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 Kit View product	B TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Multi-WAN VPN Router Model TL-ER6120 View product
WAN connectionidentical
SFP WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Telnet
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv6	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Features5 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	32 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	macOS
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, FCC
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1700 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
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, System
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
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
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
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	220 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.55 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	528 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.28 kg
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Static/Dynamic IP, PPPoE/Russian PPPoE, PPTP/Russian PPTP, L2TP/Russian L2TP, Bigpond Cable

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