Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router

40specifications compared
18differ
22identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router has 17 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (20 vs 3). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 768 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Authentication method: NETGEAR Insight SSO on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, SHA-1, MD5 on the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router. Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, AC on the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router.

Authentication method
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:NETGEAR Insight SSO
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:SHA-1, MD5
VPN tunnels quantity
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:20
Cables included
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45)
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:AC
Internal memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:256 MB
Mac operating systems supported
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:MacOS
Certification
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:CE, FCC, RoHS
Product colour
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of BR500, ER605
80 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router Model ER605 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	No	No
SIM card slot	No	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibility	No	No
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
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
Traffic controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150000
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	924 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Routing protocols	RIP-1, RIP-2	RIP-1, RIP-2
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	IPsec/PPTP/L2TP
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3DES, 128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1
Firewall	Yes	Yes
Authentication methodDiffers	NETGEAR Insight SSO	SHA-1, MD5
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)	Yes	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	3	20
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	• 20 IPsec VPN Tunnels • LAN-to-LAN, Client-to-LAN • Main, Aggressive Negotiation Mode • DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Encryption Algorithm • IKEv1/v2 • MD5, SHA1 Authentication Algorithm • NAT Traversal (NAT-T) • Dead Peer Detection (DPD) • Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) • PPTP VPN Server • 10 P
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	• One-to-One NAT • Multi-Net NAT • Virtual Server • Port Triggering • NAT-DMZ • FTP/H.323/SIP/IPSec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
Firewall securityKnown for one	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC
Manual	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Features4 differ
Flash memory	128 MB	128 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	256 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DRAM
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
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, FCC, RoHS
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
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 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 indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, LAN, System, USB, WAN
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.94 W
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 - 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	158 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	101 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	25 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	190 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	254 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 g
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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