Product comparison · 2 network media converters

ACT Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter vs Brainboxes Industrial Ethernet Media Converter

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes Industrial Ethernet Media Converter has 29 mm more width than the ACT Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter (99 mm vs 70 mm). The ACT Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter has 2 mm more depth than the Brainboxes Industrial Ethernet Media Converter (97 mm vs 95 mm). The ACT Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter has 4 mm more height than the Brainboxes Industrial Ethernet Media Converter (26 mm vs 22 mm). Housing material: Metal on the ACT Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter, Polyamide on the Brainboxes Industrial Ethernet Media Converter. Product colour: Black on the ACT Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter, Yellow on the Brainboxes Industrial Ethernet Media Converter.

Housing material
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:Metal
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:Polyamide
Product colour
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:Black
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:Yellow
Output voltage
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:5 V
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:5 - 30 V
Width
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:70 mm
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:99 mm
Depth
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:97 mm
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:95 mm
Height
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:26 mm
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:22 mm
Weight
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:171 g
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:90 g
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter:0 - 60 °C
- Industrial Ethernet Media Converter:-40 - 80 °C

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Comparison of AC4451, SW-581
48 specifications	A ACT Gigabit Ethernet Media Converter Model AC4451 View product	B Brainboxes Industrial Ethernet Media Converter Model SW-581 View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-X
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9000
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Converter input interfaceKnown for one	10Base-T, 100BASE-FX, 1000Base-LX, 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link Fault Pass-through (LFP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DIN rail mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Housing materialDiffers	Metal	Polyamide
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP20
Power protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Over current
Product colourDiffers	Black	Yellow
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, FDX, Link, Power, Speed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Output voltageDiffers	5 V	5 - 30 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70 mm	99 mm
DepthDiffers	97 mm	95 mm
HeightDiffers	26 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	171 g	90 g
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	-40 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	187 g
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, UKCA, RoHS, REACH, WEEE
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	United Kingdom
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5A991.b
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	851762
Other featuresidentical
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIN rail
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 entries
Performanceidentical
Fiber mode structureKnown for one	Multi-mode, Single-mode	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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