Product comparison · 2 wired routers

TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black has 3 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (7 vs 4). The TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black has 60 more VPN tunnels quantity than the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black (80 vs 20). The Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black has 10 - 240 V more AC input voltage than the TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black (110 - 240 V vs 100 - 240 V). Ethernet interface type: 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black, Gigabit Ethernet on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black. Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s on the TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black, 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black.

Ethernet LAN data rates
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:7
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
VPN tunnels quantity
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:80
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:20
AC input voltage
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:100 - 240 V
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:110 - 240 V
AC input frequency
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:50/60 Hz
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:50 - 60 Hz
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 45 °C
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:0 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:5 - 90%
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10 - 90%
Width
- Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black:294 mm
- SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black:272 mm

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Comparison of ER7412-M2(UN), SBG5500-A
85 specifications	A TP-Link Omada ER7412-M2(UN) wired router 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet Black Model ER7412-M2(UN) View product	B Zyxel SBG5500-A wired router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model SBG5500-A View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Static route	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Policy-based routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSL2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2/ADSL2+
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Priority mappingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	7	4
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WAN/Ethernet LAN ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of console portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
IPv4 & IPv6 featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual stack IPv4/IPv6
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, DES, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2, SHA-384, SHA-512	128-bit AES, 192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, HTTPS, IPSec, SHA-1, SHA-2, SNMP, SSH
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack prevention	Yes	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityDiffers	80	20
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, L2TP IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ICMP attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.36 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	CE LVD, BSMI
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC 15B B FCC 68 CE EMC B BSMI
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.95 W
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50/60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	18.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	294 mm	272 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	180.7 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	39.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	468 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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