Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs QNAP QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White has 8 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (9 vs 1). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 4 MB more flash memory than the QNAP QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White (8 MB vs 4 MB). The QNAP QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 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, 100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s on the QNAP QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White. Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, AC, LAN (RJ-45) on the QNAP QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:9
Cables included
- CM500 wired router Black:LAN (RJ-45)
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Flash memory
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:4 MB
Internal memory
- CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:4096 MB
Product colour
- CM500 wired router Black:Black
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:White
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:226 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:140 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White:44.4 mm

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Comparison of CM500, QHora-322
64 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B QNAP QHora-322 wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet White Model QHora-322 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, 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	100,1000,2500,5000,10000 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	9
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
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	226 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	44.4 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	1.08 kg
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	1.61 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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