Product comparison · 2 network switches

Cudy 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0 vs Ernitec 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W

26specifications compared
18differ
8identical
70known for one product only

Key differences

The Cudy 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0 has 11 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Ernitec 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W (16 vs 5). The Cudy 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0 has 1 more uplink ports quantity than the Ernitec 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W (2 vs 1). The Cudy 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0 has 4,192 entries more MAC address table than the Ernitec 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W (8192 entries vs 4000 entries). Switch type: Managed on the Cudy 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0, Unmanaged on the Ernitec 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W. LED indicators: Power, System, Link, Activity, PoE on the Cudy 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0, PoE on the Ernitec 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W.

Switch type
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:Managed
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:Unmanaged
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:16
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:5
Uplink ports quantity
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:2
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:1
MAC address table
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:8192 entries
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:4000 entries
Switching capacity
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:40 Gbit/s
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:25 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:29.76 Mpps
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:18.6 Mpps
Surge protection voltage
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:8 kV
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:4 kV
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantity
- 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0:16
- 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W:4

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Comparison of 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0, 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W
96 specifications	A Cudy 16-Port Gigabit Managed PoE+ Switch with 2 Uplink GbE Ports and 2 SFP, GS2018PS2 1.0 View product	B Ernitec 5-Port 2.5 Gigabit Unmanaged Intelligent PoE Switch, 4 PoE 2.5 Gigabit RJ45 ports, 1 x 2.5Gbps RJ45 port - PoE 58W View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Managed	Unmanaged
Switch layerKnown for one	L2/L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	16	5
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Uplink ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	AC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3z, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1x	IEEE 802.3u
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat3, Cat5, Cat5e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	MTU VLAN, Port-based VLAN, Voice VLAN, MAC address-based VLAN, IP subnet–based VLAN, Management VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	4000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	40 Gbit/s	25 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	29.76 Mpps	18.6 Mpps
Number of trunksKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	9600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	0.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packet forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP snooping	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Authentication typeKnown for one	IEEE 802.1x, AAA, TACACS+, RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Loop protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Queue scheduling algorithmsKnown for one	WRR+SP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP Source Guard (IPSG)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing material	Metal	Metal
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, System, Link, Activity, PoE	PoE
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	DDR-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fanless	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
Power sourceKnown for one	AC/PoE	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power saving mode (EEE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Surge protection	Yes	Yes
Surge protection voltageDiffers	8 kV	4 kV
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityDiffers	16	4
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per port	30 W	30 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	58 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	205 mm	130 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	55 mm
WeightDiffers	2.73 kg	300 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, Serial	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual	Yes	Yes
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	500 mm	175 mm
Package depthDiffers	290 mm	130 mm
Package heightDiffers	85 mm	55 mm
Package weightDiffers	3.36 kg	760 g
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case net weightKnown for one	16.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	445 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	310 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	18.4 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	5 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
MaterialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metal
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 year(s)

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