Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link Festa FR205

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Festa FR205 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 Festa FR205 (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.5 A more output current than the TP-Link Festa FR205 (1.5 A vs 1 A). Only the TP-Link Festa FR205 has 3G/4G USB modem compatibility. LED indicators: Yes on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, LAN, Power, System, WAN on the TP-Link Festa FR205.

3G/4G USB modem compatibility
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:No
- Festa FR205:Yes
VPN tunnels quantity
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
- Festa FR205:20
Internal memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
- Festa FR205:256 MB
LED indicators
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
- Festa FR205:LAN, Power, System, WAN
Output current
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.5 A
- Festa FR205:1 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- Festa FR205:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- Festa FR205:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
- Festa FR205:10 - 90%

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Comparison of BR500, Festa FR205
66 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B TP-Link Festa FR205 View product
WAN connection1 differ
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 compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	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
Policy-based routingKnown 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
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
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	20
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	256 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
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power, System, WAN
Wall mountableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	1 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.94 W
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	25.4 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	100.7 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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