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Linksys 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308) vs NETGEAR FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 21identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):8
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
  • Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):8
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
  • Rack mounting
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):No
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
  • Product colour
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):Black, Blue
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
  • LED indicators
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):Activity, Link, System
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE)
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):No
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):-40 - 70 °C
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:-20 - 70 °C
  • Width
    • 8-Port Smart Gigabit Switch (LGS308):210 mm
    • FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:440 mm

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Comparison of LGS308, FS728TLP-100NAS
75 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceL2+/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
System event logKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers824
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers82
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3zIEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportNoNo
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroringYesYes
Full duplexKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Broadcast storm controlYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Rate limitingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Spanning tree protocolYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Virtual LAN featuresTagged VLANTagged VLAN
Number of VLANs128128
Head-of-line (HOL) blockingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address table8000 entries8000 entries
Number of queuesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Switching capacityKnown for one16 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one11.9 MppsUnknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one9000Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresDHCP clientDHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
IGMP snoopingYesYes
AuthenticationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGuest VLAN, Port-based authentication
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSL/TLS
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffersSNMP, IGMP v1/v2/v3, Telnet, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPSSNMP v1, v2c, v3
Design3 differ
Rack mountingDiffersNoYes
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
Product colourDiffersBlack, BlueBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersActivity, Link, SystemYes
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 KB
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30.7 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source755725 h
Memory typeKnown for oneDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one128 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source124 W
Input currentKnown for one0.5 AUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one7.94 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)DiffersNoYes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Power over Ethernet (PoE) voltage rangeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 - 1 V
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 50 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-20 - 70 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 3000 m
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers210 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers104 mm204 mm
HeightDiffers25 mm43 mm
WeightDiffers528 g2.92 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Rack mount kitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging dataidentical
Resource CDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceClass A EN 55022 (CISPR 22) Class A FCC Part 15 Class A, VCCI Class A UL (UL 1950)/cUL IEC 950/EN 60950 CSA, C-Tick, EN 61000, EN 55024, CCC CE

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