Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs QNAP QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White has 5 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (6 vs 1). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 4 MB more flash memory than the QNAP QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White (8 MB vs 4 MB). The QNAP QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White has 3,968 MB more internal memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (4096 MB vs 128 MB). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, 100,1000,2500 Mbit/s on the QNAP QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White. Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, AC, LAN (RJ-45) on the QNAP QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- CM500 wired router Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:6
Cables included
- CM500 wired router Black:LAN (RJ-45)
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Flash memory
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:4 MB
Internal memory
- CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:4096 MB
Product colour
- CM500 wired router Black:Black
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:166.4 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White:145.7 mm

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Comparison of CM500, QHora-321
62 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B QNAP QHora-321 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet White Model QHora-321 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50000
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	6
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP, UDP, ICMP, TCP+UDP
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2TP, WireGuard, OpenVPN, QBelt
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 year(s)
Features2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CN9130
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 MHz
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Flash
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	4 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	4096 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR4
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE / FCC / VCCI / BSMI / RCM / CCC / UKCA
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Taiwan
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 W
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	60 mm	166.4 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	145.7 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	46263 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	810 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	281 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	257.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.35 kg
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	680 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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