Product comparison · 2 console extenders

ATEN KA9233 console extender vs StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
28known 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 700 m more maximum transfer distance than the ATEN KA9233 console extender (1000 m vs 300 m). The ATEN KA9233 console extender has 181 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 (215 mm vs 34 mm). The ATEN KA9233 console extender has 74 mm more depth than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (166 mm vs 92 mm). Product colour: Black on the ATEN KA9233 console extender, Silver on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA. Weight: 1.2 kg on the ATEN KA9233 console extender, 65 g 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
- KA9233 console extender:300 m
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:1000 m
Product colour
- KA9233 console extender:Black
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Silver
Width
- KA9233 console extender:215 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:34 mm
Depth
- KA9233 console extender:166 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:92 mm
Height
- KA9233 console extender:45 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:22 mm
Weight
- KA9233 console extender:1.2 kg
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:65 g
Operating temperature (T-T)
- KA9233 console extender:0 - 50 °C
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- KA9233 console extender:-20 - 60 °C
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:0 - 85 °C

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Comparison of KA9233, RS232EXTC1GB
38 specifications	A ATEN KA9233 console extender Model KA9233 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 details2 differ
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Console transmitter & receiver
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.23 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distanceDiffers	300 m	1000 m
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 jack	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
KVM switch ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	215 mm	34 mm
DepthDiffers	166 mm	92 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	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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