Product comparison · 2 wired routers

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

31specifications compared
18differ
13identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (6 vs 5). The TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router has 63 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (66 vs 3). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 24 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router (1024 MB vs 1000 MB). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s on the TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router. Product colour: White on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, Black on the TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:6
VPN tunnels quantity
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:66
Internal memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:1000 MB
Product colour
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:10 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500, ER707-M2
80 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router Model ER707-M2 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3q, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.44 Gbit/s
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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 & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	6
WAN/Ethernet LAN ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
WAN ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv6	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, NTP, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, OpenVPN, SNMP
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 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, SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3
URL filtering	Yes	Yes
ICMP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known 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	66
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
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Flash memory	128 MB	128 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1000 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR4
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 supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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
CertificationKnown for one	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Steel
Wall mountableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Link, Power, Speed, System, USB, WAN
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltage	12 V	12 V
Output current	1.5 A	1.5 A
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	226 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	131 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	35 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	242 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	323 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	73 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.1 kg
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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