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Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 16identical
  • 40known 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-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (5 vs 4). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 3 V more output voltage than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (12 V vs 9 V). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 0.65 A more output current than the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White (1.5 A vs 0.85 A). 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 TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, Fast Ethernet on the TP-Link TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White.

  • 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
  • Supported network protocols
    • IPv6
    • IPv4, IPv6
  • Certification
    • FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
    • CE, FCC, RoHS
  • Antenna type
    • Internal
    • External
  • Output voltage
    • 12 V
    • 9 V

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74 specifications
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NETGEAR

BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

Model BR500

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B

TP-Link

TL-WR843N wired router Fast Ethernet White

Model TL-WR843N

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
DSL WANKnown for oneNo
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
Data transfer rateKnown for one924 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for oneYes
Port forwardingYesYes
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
WPS push buttonKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers54
Protocols1 differ
DHCP serverYesYes
DMZ supportYesYes
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv6IPv4, IPv6
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
Securityidentical
FirewallYesYes
Firewall securityStateful packet inspection (SPI) firewallStateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Authentication methodKnown for oneNETGEAR Insight SSO
URL filteringKnown for oneYes
DoS attack preventionYesYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one3
Security algorithmsKnown for one64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
IP address filteringKnown for oneYes
Filtering descriptionKnown for oneDomain
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec (ESP Head)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for oneYes
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Features2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1700 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Flash memoryKnown for one128 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one1024 MB
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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
SafetyKnown for oneCE/LVD, cUL
CertificationDiffersFCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCICE, FCC, RoHS
Designidentical
Product colourWhiteWhite
LED indicatorsYesYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna typeDiffersInternalExternal
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneRP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one5 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one2
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers12 V9 V
Output currentDiffers1.5 A0.85 A
Power source typeKnown for oneDC
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 mm192 mm
DepthDiffers187.5 mm134 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm33 mm
WeightKnown for one1.55 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one85176990
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Other featuresidentical
Supported WAN typeKnown for oneDynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/ PPTP(Dual Access)/L2TP(Dual Access)/BigPond

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