Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 656 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black (680 Mbit/s vs 24 Mbit/s). The Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (4 vs 1). The Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 126 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (186 mm vs 60 mm). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, 10,100 Mbit/s on the Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- CM500 wired router Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
Downstream data rate
- CM500 wired router Black:680 Mbit/s
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:24 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:186 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:121 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:33 mm
Weight
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g
- Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black:245 g

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Comparison of CM500, 660HU-T1
53 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B Zyxel Prestige 660HU-T1 wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model 660HU-T1 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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Dual-bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DSL features1 differ
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Downstream data rateDiffers	680 Mbit/s	24 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP, RIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, TR-069, TR-111, TR-143, MTU
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	No
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DSL, LAN, Power, USB
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	-25 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	60 mm	186 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	245 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	291 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	162 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	540 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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