Detailed Comparison of NETGEAR Routers

Detailed Comparison of NETGEAR Routers

This is a detailed list of technical features for routers. It is organized into two sections: current products, and ones in gray which are EOL or which will be difficult to buy.

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	RP614v2, RP614v3	WGU624	WGT634U	WGT624	WGR614	WPN824	MR814
Supports WMM?	No	No	No	Pending	No		No
Supports WPA?		WPA-PSK	WPA-PSK	WPA-PSK and WPA	WPA-PSK	WPA-PSK
Supports WPA2?	No	No	No	No	No		No
Number of VPN passthrough connections possible		Unlimited PPPT, L2TP, IPSec	1024 PPPT, L2TP, 250 IPSec	20 PPTP, 20 L2TP, 250 IPSec
Full wizard support		No	No	No	Starting WGR614v5		Yes
Auto upgrading firmware?	No	Except in Japanese version	Yes	Yes	No		No
DMZ support?		Hardware	Software	Software	Software	Exposed DMZ
XBox Live certified (or just certifiable in future)	Certified	Certified
Automatic daylight saving adjustment?				Yes	Yes	Yes
Is UPnP enabled by default?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Is a Static IP available for PPPoE?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Has XR and AR?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		No
Email authentication	Yes	Yes	No	No
Localized for Japan?	No	Japanese router is WAGR614	Yes	Yes
Localized for Germany?	No	No	In progress	Yes
How many port forwarding and port triggering entries?	15 entries each	15 entries	No limit port forwarding, 64 on port triggering	20 entries	Except WGR614v1, 40 entries
Has a Telnet interface?	No	No	Yes	Yes	No		No
Transmit Power Control (TPC) (mandatory for EU 11a)	No	Yes	No	No	No		No
Centrino certified (or just certifiable in future)?				Yes
WiFi certified (or just certifiable in future)?	No	Yes, most recent version	Yes, most recent version	Yes, most recent version	Yes, most recent version		Yes, most recent version
PPTP for Austria?		Yes	Yes	Yes
Works with Australian ISP Bigpond Telstra?		Yes	Yes	Yes
Password length	12 alphanumeric	12 alphanumeric	12 alphanumeric	30 non-space printable	WGR614v1, v2, v3, v5: 30 non-space printable. WGR614v4 60, no restricted characters
Keyword blocking?	255 entries, 128 characters each	255 entries, 128 characters each	255 entries, 128 characters each	255 entries, 32 characters each	WGR614v1, v2, v3, v5: 255 entries, 128 characters each. WGR614v4, 50 entries, max of 132 characters
Service blocking?	15 entries	15 entries	Yes, unlimited	20 entries	WGR614v1, v2, v3, v5: 20 WGR614v4: 72 entries
LAN IP reservation	10 entries	10 entries	Yes, unlimited	30 entries	WGR614v1, v2, v3, v5: 5 entries WGR614v4: 20 entries
Status routing?	20 entries	20 entries	Yes, unlimited	10 entries	WGR614v1, v3, v3, v5: 10 entries WGR614v4: 20 entries
Access Control List (ACL)?	32 entries	32 entries	Yes, unlimited	32 entries	WGR614v1, v2, v3, v5: 32 entries WGR614v4: 100 entries

N101592.asp Dec. 19, 2005