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Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 15identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (5 vs 4). The TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has 7 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (10 vs 3). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.5 A more output current than the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White (1.5 A vs 1 A). Only the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White has DSL WAN. Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n on the TP-Link TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White.

  • DSL WAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • Ethernet interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Cabling technology
    • 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
    • 10/100Base-T(X)
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 5
    • 4
  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • 3
    • 10
  • Cables included
    • LAN (RJ-45)
    • LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
  • Certification
    • FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
    • CE, RoHS

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76 specifications
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NETGEAR

BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

Model BR500

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B

TP-Link

TD-W9970B wired router Fast Ethernet White

Model TD-W9970B

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WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANDiffersNoYes
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNo
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1QIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4
Signal strengthKnown for one20 dBm
Data transfer rateKnown for one924 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for oneYes
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
DSL featuresidentical
VDSL2Known for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers54
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
USB ports quantityKnown for one1
USB versionKnown for one2.0
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverYesYes
DMZ supportYesYes
Routing protocolsRIP-1, RIP-2RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneHTTP, SNMP V1/V2C, CWMP(TR-069)
Supported protocolsKnown for oneATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225) PVC
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
FirewallYesYes
Firewall securityDiffersStateful packet inspection (SPI) firewallNetwork address translation (NAT) firewall, Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringYesYes
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers310
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec Pass-through
Authentication methodKnown for oneNETGEAR Insight SSO
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedDiffersLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
CertificationDiffersFCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCICE, RoHS
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1700 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Flash memoryKnown for one128 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one1024 MB
SafetyKnown for oneCE/LVD, cUL
Designidentical
Product colourWhiteWhite
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one2
Power1 differ
Power source typeKnown for oneDC
Output voltage12 V12 V
Output currentDiffers1.5 A1 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs0 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs0 - 95%5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers314 mm195 mm
DepthDiffers187.5 mm130 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm36 mm
WeightKnown for one1.55 kg
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for oneEWAN
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990

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