Product comparison · 2 network switches

NETGEAR FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs NETGEAR GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White

21specifications compared
16differ
5identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Managed
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:Unmanaged
Switch layer
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:L2+/L3
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:5
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:5
MAC address table
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:4096 entries
Rack mounting
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Yes
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:No
Product colour
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:White
Buffer size
- FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:512 KB
- GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:128 KB

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Comparison of FS728TLP-100NAS, GS205-100PAS
65 specifications	A NETGEAR FS728TLP-100NAS network switch Managed L2+/L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model FS728TLP-100NAS View product	B NETGEAR GS205-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White Model GS205-100PAS View product
Management features2 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Managed	Unmanaged
Switch layerDiffers	L2+/L3	L2
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
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	5
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Fast Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	2	5
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0	0
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 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	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G support	No	No
Copper ethernet cabling technology	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Tagged VLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	4096 entries
Number of queuesKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	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
AuthenticationKnown for one	Guest VLAN, Port-based authentication	Unknown — not stated by the source
BPDU filtering/protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v1, v2c, v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Rack mountingDiffers	Yes	No
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	1 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Performance1 differ
Buffer sizeDiffers	512 KB	128 KB
Noise levelKnown for one	30.7 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	755725 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
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 consumption (max)Known for one	124 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) voltage rangeKnown for one	1 - 1 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	100 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	114 mm
DepthDiffers	204 mm	86 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	2.92 kg	120 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Resource CDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Class 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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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