Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs Yamaha RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Yamaha RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (5 vs 1). The Yamaha RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue has 24 MB more flash memory than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (32 MB vs 8 MB). The Yamaha RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue 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, Blue on the Yamaha RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue. Weight: 280 g on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, 1.1 kg on the Yamaha RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:5
Flash memory
- CM500 wired router Black:8 MB
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:32 MB
Internal memory
- CM500 wired router Black:128 MB
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:256 MB
Product colour
- CM500 wired router Black:Black
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:Blue
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:220 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:160 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:43.5 mm
Weight
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g
- RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue:1.1 kg

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Comparison of CM500, RTX830
45 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B Yamaha RTX830 wired router Gigabit Ethernet Blue Model RTX830 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown 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
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	2 Gbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known 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	5
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BGP4, IP, OSPF, OSPFv3, RIP, RIP-2, RIPng
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
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VCCI Class A
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	Blue
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Link, Power, Speed, USB, WAN
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 W
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
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.23 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °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	160 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	1.1 kg
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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