Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs TP-Link Festa FR205

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Festa FR205 has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (5 vs 1). The TP-Link Festa FR205 has 120 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (128 MB vs 8 MB). The TP-Link Festa FR205 has 128 MB more internal memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (256 MB vs 128 MB). Product colour: Black on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, White on the TP-Link Festa FR205.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- Festa FR205:5
Flash memory
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
- Festa FR205:128 MB
Internal memory
- CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
- Festa FR205:256 MB
Product colour
- CM500 wired router Black:Black
- Festa FR205:White
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- Festa FR205:158 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- Festa FR205:25.4 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- Festa FR205:100.7 mm

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Comparison of CM500, Festa FR205
45 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B TP-Link Festa FR205 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
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
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Static routeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
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	5
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown 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	IPSec
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
Features2 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	128 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
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
Wall mountableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Power, System, WAN
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.94 W
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °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	158 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	25.4 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	100.7 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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