Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

30specifications compared
15differ
15identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 17 more VPN tunnels quantity than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (20 vs 3). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 0.5 A more output current than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (2 A vs 1.5 A). Networking standards: IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. Safety: CE/LVD, cUL on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White, CE LVD, BSMI on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Networking standards
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:IEEE 802.1Q
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
VPN tunnels quantity
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:3
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:20
Safety
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:CE/LVD, cUL
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:CE LVD, BSMI
Product colour
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Black
Output current
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:1.5 A
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:2 A
Operating temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:-20 - 70 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of BR500, SBG5500-A
85 specifications	A NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
WAN connectionidentical
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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	924 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2/ADSL2+
Management featuresidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Priority mappingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
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
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	3	20
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
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
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.36 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44000 h
SafetyDiffers	CE/LVD, cUL	CE LVD, BSMI
CertificationDiffers	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.95 W
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Output currentDiffers	1.5 A	2 A
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °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%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	314 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	187.5 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	39.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	1.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	468 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 kg
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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