Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router has 6 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (7 vs 1). The TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router has 120 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (128 MB vs 8 MB). The TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router has 896 MB more internal memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (1024 MB vs 128 MB). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s on the TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router. Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, AC, LAN (RJ-45) on the TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- CM500 wired router Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:7
Cables included
- CM500 wired router Black:LAN (RJ-45)
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Flash memory
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:128 MB
Internal memory
- CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:1024 MB
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:294 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:180 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router:44 mm

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Comparison of CM500, ER7412-M2
56 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B TP-Link Omada Multi-Gigabit VPN Router Model ER7412-M2 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	Yes
SFP WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	7
WAN/Ethernet LAN ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of console portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-384, SHA-512
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ICMP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Features3 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	128 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR4
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.5 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	60 mm	294 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	180 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	44 mm
WeightKnown for one	280 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	680 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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