Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR DGN3500 wireless router vs NETGEAR WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Security algorithms
- DGN3500 wireless router:WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:WPA2-PSK
DMZ support
- DGN3500 wireless router:Yes
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
xDSL connection
- DGN3500 wireless router:Yes
- WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No

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Comparison of DGN3500, WNDR3700
58 specifications	A NETGEAR DGN3500 wireless router Model DGN3500 View product	B NETGEAR WNDR3700 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model WNDR3700 View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 channels
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security2 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	WPA2-PSK
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DMZ supportDiffers	Yes	No
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Auto Backup
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MIPS
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 MHz
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	153 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	223 mm
Other features1 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 5.0, FireFox, Safari 1.4
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 user(s)
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffers	Yes	No
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows VistaTM, XP, 2000, Me, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	223 x 153 x 31 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL specificationKnown for one	ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+	Unknown — not stated by the source

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