Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs Yamaha NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The Yamaha NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (4 vs 1). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 64 MB more internal memory than the Yamaha NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (128 MB vs 64 MB). The Yamaha NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 160 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (220 mm vs 60 mm).

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
Internal memory
- CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
- NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:64 MB
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:220 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:161.9 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:41.5 mm
Weight
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g
- NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:640 g

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Comparison of CM500, NVR500
47 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B Yamaha NVR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model NVR500 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	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
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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	1 Gbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supports ISDN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Downstream data rateKnown for one	680 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown 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	4
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP (v1,v2c, v3)
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MSCHAPv2
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Features1 differ
Flash memory	8 MB	8 MB
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	64 MB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDHC
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
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	60 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	161.9 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	41.5 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	640 g
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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