Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

30specifications compared
15differ
15identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black 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 ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (1024 MB vs 512 MB). The TP-Link ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Only the TP-Link ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 3G/4G USB modem compatibility. Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, AC on the TP-Link ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

3G/4G USB modem compatibility
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Yes
VPN tunnels quantity
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:50
Cables included
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:LAN (RJ-45)
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:AC
Internal memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:512 MB
Product colour
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
- ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500, ER7406(UN)
68 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B TP-Link ER7406(UN) wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model ER7406(UN) View product
WAN connection1 differ
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
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
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
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
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
Protocolsidentical
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
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
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	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-384, SHA-512
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ICMP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Features2 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 supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °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	294 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	44 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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