Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs NETGEAR LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (5 vs 1). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 7 V more output voltage than the NETGEAR LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (12 V vs 5 V). The NETGEAR LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.5 A more output current than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (2 A vs 1.5 A). Only the NETGEAR LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has SIM card slot. Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, LAN (RJ-45), USB Type-C on the NETGEAR LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

SIM card slot
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1
Cables included
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45)
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45), USB Type-C
Output voltage
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:12 V
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5 V
Output current
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.5 A
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-25 - 55 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 95%
- LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5 - 95%

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Comparison of BR500, LM1200
58 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B NETGEAR LM1200 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model LM1200 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slotDiffers	No	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	924 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	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
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45), USB Type-C
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Processor coresKnown for one	2	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
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	5 V
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	2 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-25 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 90%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	116 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	116 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	32.2 mm
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	180 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4G
3G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HSPA+
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LTE

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