Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black

27specifications compared
19differ
8identical
43known 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 TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 112 MB more flash memory than the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black (128 MB vs 16 MB). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 896 MB more internal memory than the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black (1024 MB vs 128 MB). Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x on the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black.

Ethernet interface type
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
Cabling technology
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
Flash memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:128 MB
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:16 MB
Internal memory
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1024 MB
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:128 MB
Certification
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:CE, FCC, RoHS
Product colour
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Black

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Comparison of BR500, TL-R470T+(UN)
70 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B TP-Link TL-R470T+(UN) wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model TL-R470T+(UN) View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
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 compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	924 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Protocols1 differ
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
DMZ support	Yes	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	RIP-1, RIP-2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv6	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Firewall	Yes	Yes
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 quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HTTPS
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP/L2TP/IP Sec
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
Features4 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
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	16 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	128 MB
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	CE/LVD, cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	CE, FCC, RoHS
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 h
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power, System, WAN, WLAN
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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 (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.56 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	101 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	25 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
Other featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Unmanaged

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