Product comparison · 2 wired routers

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

28specifications compared
12differ
16identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router has 47 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (50 vs 3). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 512 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router (1024 MB vs 512 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.5 A more output current than the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router (1.5 A vs 1 A). Product colour: White on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, Black on the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 45 °C on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, 0 - 40 °C on the TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router.

VPN tunnels quantity
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:50
Internal memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:512 MB
Product colour
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:Black
Output current
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.5 A
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:1 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 95%
- Omada Gigabit VPN Router:5 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500, ER7206
64 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B TP-Link Omada Gigabit VPN Router Model ER7206 View product
WAN connectionidentical
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3q, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
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
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP module slots 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	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
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
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
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 quantityDiffers	3	50
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
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
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
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
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR4
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	1 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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