Product comparison · 2 console extenders

ATEN IC164 Console receiver vs StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA has 600 m more maximum transfer distance than the ATEN IC164 Console receiver (1000 m vs 400 m). The ATEN IC164 Console receiver has 28 mm more width than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (62 mm vs 34 mm). The StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA has 16 mm more depth than the ATEN IC164 Console receiver (92 mm vs 76 mm). Type: Console receiver on the ATEN IC164 Console receiver, Console transmitter & receiver on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA. Product colour: White on the ATEN IC164 Console receiver, Silver on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA.

Maximum transfer distance
- IC164 Console receiver:400 m
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:1000 m
Product colour
- IC164 Console receiver:White
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Silver
Compliance certificates
- IC164 Console receiver:RoHS
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:CE, RoHS
Width
- IC164 Console receiver:62 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:34 mm
Depth
- IC164 Console receiver:76 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:92 mm
Height
- IC164 Console receiver:26.8 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:22 mm
Weight
- IC164 Console receiver:50 g
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:65 g
Operating temperature (T-T)
- IC164 Console receiver:0 - 50 °C
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:0 - 70 °C

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Comparison of IC164, RS232EXTC1GB
35 specifications	A ATEN IC164 Console receiver Model IC164 View product	B StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA Model RS232EXTC1GB View product
Technical details4 differ
TypeDiffers	Console receiver	Console transmitter & receiver
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.23 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distanceDiffers	400 m	1000 m
Product colourDiffers	White	Silver
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, RoHS
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	62 mm	34 mm
DepthDiffers	76 mm	92 mm
HeightDiffers	26.8 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	50 g	65 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	315 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	0 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 80%	0 - 95%
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.055 A
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 A
Power plug typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type M
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	326 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	328 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)

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