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Netgear R6250 vs Netgear R6300

7.52 in
2.56 in
Netgear R6250 Router
Netgear R6250
8.07 in
10.04 in
Netgear R6300 Router
Netgear R6300
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
4
4 editorial reviews
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12
4.1 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
46
4.0 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
4 %
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports12
Number of USB 2.0 portsNo1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
Number of USB 3.1 ports00

Design

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
Colour of productBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
Width7.52 in8.07 in
Height2.56 in10.04 in
Depth7.81 in3.03 in
Weight0.93 lb1.43 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes

Communication

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN745.0 Mbps783.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps450.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
External antennanono
MIMOyesyes
Total wireless data transfer rate1600.0 Mbps1750.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
DynDNSyesyes
Routing protocol
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB128.0 MB

Power

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 11< 12
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
Netgear R6300Netgear R6300
DMZyesyes
VPN clientnono

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