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Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 20identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (5 vs 3). The TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN 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 112 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router (128 MB vs 16 MB). Authentication method: NETGEAR Insight SSO on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, MD5, SHA1 on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router. Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, AC on the TP-Link SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router.

  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 5
    • 3
  • Authentication method
    • NETGEAR Insight SSO
    • MD5, SHA1
  • VPN tunnels quantity
    • 3
    • 50
  • Cables included
    • LAN (RJ-45)
    • AC
  • Flash memory
    • 128 MB
    • 16 MB
  • Internal memory
    • 1024 MB
    • 128 MB
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • Yes
    • macOS
  • Certification
    • FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
    • CE, FCC, RoHS

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86 specifications
A

NETGEAR

BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

Model BR500

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B

TP-Link

SafeStream Gigabit Dual-WAN VPN Router

Model TL-ER6020

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANNoNo
SIM card slotNoNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityNoNo
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1QIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANYesYes
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for oneYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Policy-based routingKnown for oneYes
Data transfer rateKnown for one924 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers53
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one3
RS-232 portsKnown for one1
Protocols1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverYesYes
DMZ supportYesYes
Routing protocolsRIP-1, RIP-2RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneTelnet
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv6TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, IPsec, PPTP, L2TP
Supported protocolsKnown for oneIPsec/PPTP/L2TP
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one3DES, 128-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, IPSEC
FirewallYesYes
Authentication methodDiffersNETGEAR Insight SSOMD5, SHA1
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
URL filteringYesYes
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneMAC, URL/Keywords, WebContent
DoS attack preventionYesYes
ARP attack preventionKnown for oneYes
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
Network Address Translation (NAT) sessions (max)Known for one30000
System event logKnown for oneYes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers350
VPN supportKnown for one50 IPsec VPN Tunnels LAN-to-LAN, Client-to-LAN Main, Aggressive Negotiation Mode DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Encryption Algorithm MD5, SHA1 Authentication Algorithm IPsec NAT Traversal (NAT-T) Dead Peer Detection (DPD) Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) 16 PPTP VPN Tunnels PPTP VPN Server/Client PP
NAT functionalityKnown for oneOne-to-One NAT Multi-nets NAT Virtual Server, DMZ Host, Port_Triggering, UPnP FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG
Firewall securityKnown for oneStateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersLAN (RJ-45)AC
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesRoHSRoHS
Features5 differ
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB16 MB
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB128 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR2
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesmacOS
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
CertificationDiffersFCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCICE, FCC, RoHS
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1700 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
SafetyKnown for oneCE/LVD, cUL
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Rack mountingKnown for oneYes
Rack capacityKnown for one1U
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Link, Power, Speed, System
Antennaidentical
Detachable antenna(s)Known for oneNo
Antenna typeKnown for oneInternal
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneAC
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for oneNo
Output voltageKnown for one12 V
Output currentKnown for one1.5 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 mm294 mm
DepthDiffers187.5 mm180 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm44 mm
WeightKnown for one1.55 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one400 mm
Package depthKnown for one250 mm
Package heightKnown for one80 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.81 kg
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 MAC OS NetWare, UNIX, Linux
Management platformKnown for oneWeb/CLI/Telnet
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990

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