Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White

14specifications compared
10differ
4identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White (5 vs 1). The Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White has 5 - 95% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (5 - 95% vs 0 - 95%). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 58 mm more width than the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White (314 mm vs 256 mm). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet on the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s on the Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet interface type
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:1
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:-40 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 90%
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 95%
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:5 - 95%
Width
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:314 mm
- NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:256 mm

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Comparison of BR500, NR7102
59 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B Zyxel NR7102 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White Model NR7102 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network2 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,2500 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
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
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
Securityidentical
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 quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Featuresidentical
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 memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	16 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	256 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	256 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	58 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
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5G
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LTE-TDD & LTE-FDD

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