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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz vs Zyxel SBG3600-N-I wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz)

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 13identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • DSL WAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • 3G/4G USB modem compatibility
    • No
    • Yes
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 2166 Mbit/s
    • 300 Mbit/s
  • 3G
    • No
    • Yes
  • 4G
    • No
    • Yes
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 7
    • 5
  • Cables included
    • LAN (RJ-45)
    • DSL, LAN (RJ-45)

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73 specifications
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NETGEAR

R8500 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Tri-band (2.4 GHz

Model R8500

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B

Zyxel

SBG3600-N-I wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz)

Model SBG3600-N-I

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WAN connection2 differ
DSL WANDiffersNoYes
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffersNoYes
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersTri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 5 GHz)Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs2166 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one1000 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one2166 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one2166 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Mobile network2 differ
Mobile network generationKnown for one4G
3GDiffersNoYes
4GDiffersNoYes
4G standardKnown for oneLTE
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
VDSL2Known for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers75
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one2
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, AES, TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPS
Firewall securityKnown for oneApplication-level gatewa (ALG)
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Routing protocolsKnown for oneRIP-1, RIP-2
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP v1/v2c
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersLAN (RJ-45)DSL, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one3 dBi
Antennas quantityDiffers42
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one300000 h
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor frequencyKnown for one1400 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one2
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-30 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers264 mm170 mm
HeightDiffers61 mm36 mm
WeightDiffers1.68 kg1.69 kg
WidthDiffers316 mm242 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one343 mm
Package depthKnown for one209 mm
Package heightKnown for one75 mm
Package weightKnown for one2.43 kg
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimat
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes

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