Product comparison · 2 wired routers

NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black vs Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 5identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 380 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (680 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). The Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 70 mm more width than the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black (130 mm vs 60 mm). The NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black has 4 mm more depth than the Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (124 mm vs 120 mm). Product colour: Black on the NETGEAR CM500 wired router Black, White on the Zyxel VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

  • Downstream data rate
    • CM500 wired router Black:680 Mbit/s
    • VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:300 Mbit/s
  • Product colour
    • CM500 wired router Black:Black
    • VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
  • Width
    • CM500 wired router Black:60 mm
    • VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:130 mm
  • Depth
    • CM500 wired router Black:124 mm
    • VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:120 mm
  • Height
    • CM500 wired router Black:185 mm
    • VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:32 mm
  • Weight
    • CM500 wired router Black:280 g
    • VMG4005-B50A wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:173 g

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Comparison of CM500, VMG4005-B50A
56 specifications
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
DSL WANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
SIM card slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
VLAN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Traffic controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DSL features1 differ
Internal modemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VDSLKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VDSL2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Downstream data rateDiffers680 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWeb/HTTP
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System event logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN, Power
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers60 mm130 mm
DepthDiffers124 mm120 mm
HeightDiffers185 mm32 mm
WeightDiffers280 g173 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source245 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source142 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source42 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source380 g
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source85176990
Featuresidentical
Flash memoryKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one128 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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