Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3

44specifications compared
19differ
25identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

MIB support
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:SMIv1/SMIv2, IP, TCP, UDP
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:Yes
Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4094
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:4096
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8192 entries
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:131072 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:172 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:640 Gbit/s
Number of static routes
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:256
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:1024
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4 MB
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:9 MB
Management protocols
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:SNMPv1/v2
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:SNMPv1/2/3
Supported network protocols
- PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:IPv4, IPv6, HTTP/1.1
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:TCP, UDP, HTTP

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Comparison of N2024P, N4032
62 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N2024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model N2024P View product	B Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3 Model N4032 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportDiffers	SMIv1/SMIv2, IP, TCP, UDP	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	24	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensing	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	4094	4096
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	131072 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	172 Gbit/s	640 Gbit/s
Number of static routesDiffers	256	1024
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	9 MB
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	476 Mpps
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMPv1/v2	SNMPv1/2/3
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6, HTTP/1.1	TCP, UDP, HTTP
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Physical stacking (units)Known for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memory	256 MB	256 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	1	2
Output powerKnown for one	1000 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	913 W	240 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	433.8 mm
DepthDiffers	257 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	43.4 mm
WeightDiffers	6.37 kg	9.83 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ACMA RCA, ICES, CCC, CE, VCCI, FCC, NRTL UL, EAC, GS, WEEE, RoHS, REACH, JEL

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