Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dahua Technology PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black vs Dahua Technology PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:20
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:16
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:4
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:16
MAC address table
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:4000 entries
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
Switching capacity
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8.8 Gbit/s
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:56 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:5.36 Mpps
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:29.76 Mpps
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budget
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:240 W
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:250 W
Depth
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:300 mm
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:260 mm
Weight
- PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:3.51 kg
- PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:3.75 kg

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Comparison of PFS4218-16ET-240, PFS4420-16GT-250
57 specifications	A Dahua Technology PFS4218-16ET-240 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black Model PFS4218-16ET-240 View product	B Dahua Technology PFS4420-16GT-250 network switch Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model PFS4420-16GT-250 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Configuring Location Settings (CLI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	20	16
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	4	16
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0	0
Fast 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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	No	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
MAC address auto-aging supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address auto-learning supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	4000 entries	8000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	8.8 Gbit/s	56 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	5.36 Mpps	29.76 Mpps
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Securityidentical
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AuthenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Port-based authentication
Authentication typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1x
IP-MAC-Port bindingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Queue scheduling algorithmsKnown for one	Weighted Round Robin (WRR)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	SNMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Surge protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Surge protection voltageKnown for one	4 kV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per port	30 W	30 W
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	240 W	250 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	-10 - 55 °C	-10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	440 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	260 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	3.51 kg	3.75 kg
Optical fiberidentical
Transmission distance (max)Known for one	0.25 km	Unknown — not stated by the source

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