Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 Kit vs Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

24specifications compared
12differ
12identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 Kit has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (5 vs 1). The Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). The Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 10 - 95% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 Kit (10 - 95% vs 0 - 95%). Only the NETGEAR BR500 Kit has Ethernet WAN. Only the Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has DSL WAN.

Ethernet WAN
- BR500 Kit:Yes
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
DSL WAN
- BR500 Kit:No
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 Kit:5
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 45 °C
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 Kit:-20 - 70 °C
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 90%
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 Kit:0 - 95%
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10 - 95%
Width
- BR500 Kit:314 mm
- VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:130 mm

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Comparison of BR500 Kit, VMG4005-B50A
69 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 Kit View product	B Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model VMG4005-B50A View product
WAN connection2 differ
Ethernet WANDiffers	Yes	No
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
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 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q
Traffic controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Web/HTTP
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
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	3DES, DES, IPSec, MD5, SHA-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication methodKnown for one	NETGEAR Insight SSO	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Power
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
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	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	10 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	32 mm
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	173 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	245 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	380 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Featuresidentical
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
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
CertificationKnown for one	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source

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