Product comparison · 2 network switches

Allied Telesis GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey vs Zyxel GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver

27specifications compared
20differ
7identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:Unmanaged
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Managed
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:24
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:8
MAC address table
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:8000 entries
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:4000 entries
Switching capacity
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:48 Gbit/s
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:16 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:9216
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:9000
Packet buffer memory
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:0.524 MB
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:0.15 MB
Rack mounting
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:Yes
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:No
Product colour
- GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey:Grey
- GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Silver

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Comparison of GS920/24, GS1200-8
62 specifications	A Allied Telesis GS920/24 Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Grey Model GS920/24 View product	B Zyxel GS1200-8 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver Model GS1200-8 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Switch layerKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	8
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	4000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	48 Gbit/s	16 Gbit/s
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesDiffers	9216	9000
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.524 MB	0.15 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IGMPv1,IGMPv2,IGMPv3
Design3 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Silver
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Power
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE-LVD, BSMI
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, BSMI, Class B
StackableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Input currentDiffers	0.4 A	1 A
Power consumption (max)Differs	18 W	3.31 W
Power supply includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 2000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	341 mm	155 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	325 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Rubber feetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	161 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	497 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	EN55024, ICES Class A, VCCI Class A, FCC Class A, EN55032:2012 Class A, CISPR 32 Class A, CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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