Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (4 vs 1). The Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red has 156 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (216 mm vs 60 mm). The Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red has 19 mm more depth than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (143 mm vs 124 mm). Product colour: Black on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, Grey, Red on the Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red. Weight: 280 g on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, 1.14 kg on the Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red.

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CM500 wired router Black:1
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:4
Product colour
- CM500 wired router Black:Black
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:Grey, Red
Width
- CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:216 mm
Depth
- CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:143 mm
Height
- CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:33 mm
Weight
- CM500 wired router Black:280 g
- ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red:1.14 kg

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Comparison of CM500, USG20-VPN-EU0101F
54 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black Model CM500 View product	B Zyxel ZyWALL USG20-VPN-EU0101F wired router Gigabit Ethernet Grey, Red Model USG20-VPN-EU0101F 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 802.3, 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
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
DMZ supportKnown 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	SSID, SSL/TLS
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.92 BTU/h
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44000 h
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BSMI, UL
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 (Class B), IC, CE EMC (Class B), RCM, BSMI
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, Red
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, LAN, Link, Power, Uplink, WAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 W
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
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	-30 - 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	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	60 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	124 mm	143 mm
HeightDiffers	185 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	1.14 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	276 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	185 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
DSL featuresidentical
Downstream data rateKnown for one	680 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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