Product comparison · 2 network switches

NETGEAR GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black vs NETGEAR M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Unmanaged
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:Managed
Switch layer
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:L2
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:L2/L3/L4
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:5
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:40
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:5
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:40
10G support
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:No
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:Yes
MAC address table
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:2048 entries
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:32000 entries
Product colour
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:Black
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:Black, Grey
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black:No
- M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey:Yes

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Comparison of GS305-100PAS, M6100-44G3-POE+
70 specifications	A NETGEAR GS305-100PAS network switch Unmanaged L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Black Model GS305-100PAS View product	B NETGEAR M6100-44G3-POE+ Managed L2/L3/L4 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 4U Black, Grey Model M6100-44G3-POE+ View product
Management features2 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L2/L3/L4
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	5	40
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	5	40
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	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 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable length detectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	2048 entries	32000 entries
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Switching capacityKnown for one	10 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	2.6 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	9216	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one	1448000 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Static port securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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, RMON, MIB, LLDP, AAA, sFlow, RSPAN
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iPv4/iPv6
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4U
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Housing material	Metal	Metal
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 fan(s)
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, CSA, UL 1950 /cUL IEC 950/EN 60950
On/off switchKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Buffer sizeKnown for one	128 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	3670230 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	No	Yes
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	8 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	101 mm	432 mm
DepthDiffers	94 mm	441.6 mm
HeightDiffers	29 mm	175.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	240 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE FCC Part 15 Class A VCCI Class A Class A EN 55022 (CISPR 22) Class A Class A C-Tick EN 50082-1 EN 55024
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Poweridentical
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	0.7 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	2.34 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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