Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4 has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (5 vs 1). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4 has 24 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (32 MB vs 8 MB). The TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4 has 128 MB more internal memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (256 MB vs 128 MB).

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- TL-ER5120 V4:5
Flash memory
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
- TL-ER5120 V4:32 MB
Internal memory
- CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
- TL-ER5120 V4:256 MB
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- TL-ER5120 V4:440 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- TL-ER5120 V4:220 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- TL-ER5120 V4:44 mm

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Comparison of CM500, TL-ER5120 V4
53 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B TP-Link TL-ER5120 V4 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
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 Gbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150000
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
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	5
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 protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, PPPoE, SNTP, HTTP, DNS, PPTP, L2TP
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ICMP attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	One-to-One NAT, Multi-nets NAT, Virtual Server, Port Triggering FTP/H.323/SIP/IPsec/PPTP ALG, UPnP
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Features2 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	32 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
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
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link, Power, Speed, System, WAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
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 - 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	440 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	220 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
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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