Product comparison · 2 network extenders

StarTech.com Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender vs TP-Link RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s has 633 m more maximum transfer distance than the StarTech.com Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender (733 m vs 100 m). The TP-Link RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s has 6.8 W more power consumption (typical) than the StarTech.com Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender (9.5 W vs 2.7 W). The StarTech.com Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender has 12 mm more width than the TP-Link RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s (81.5 mm vs 69.5 mm). Ethernet LAN data rates: 100,1000 Mbit/s on the StarTech.com Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender, 10,100 Mbit/s on the TP-Link RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s. Product colour: Black on the StarTech.com Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender, White on the TP-Link RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s.

Maximum transfer distance
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:100 m
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:733 m
Ethernet LAN data rates
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:100,1000 Mbit/s
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:10,100 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:Black
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:White
Certification
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:CE, FCC
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:CE, RoHS
Power consumption (typical)
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:2.7 W
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:9.5 W
Width
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:81.5 mm
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:69.5 mm
Depth
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:104 mm
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:35 mm
Height
- Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender:32 mm
- RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s:124.1 mm

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Comparison of POEEXT1G60W, RE230(EU)
48 specifications	A StarTech.com Industrial Single Port Gigabit PoE Extender Model POEEXT1G60W View product	B TP-Link RE230(EU) network extender Network repeater White 10, 100 Mbit/s Model RE230(EU) View product
Performance2 differ
Type	Network repeater	Network repeater
Maximum transfer distanceDiffers	100 m	733 m
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat5e, Cat6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Realtek RTL8367, Microsemi PD69101	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	551848 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3bt, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	433 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Ports & interfacesidentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Housing materialKnown for one	Aluminium	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	CE, RoHS
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	CSMA/CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	2.7 W	9.5 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	60 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 75 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	81.5 mm	69.5 mm
DepthDiffers	104 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	32 mm	124.1 mm
WeightKnown for one	148 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	166 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	214 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	66 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	390 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	364 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	370 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	254 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal

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