Product comparison · 2 network switches

NETGEAR GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs NETGEAR XS712T Managed L3 Blue

36specifications compared
14differ
22identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:L2+/L3
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:24
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:12
MAC address table
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8000 entries
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1 Gbit/s
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:240 Gbit/s
Number of multicast groups filtered
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1024
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:1000
Product colour
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:Grey
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:Blue
Safety
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:CE, CSA, UL
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:CB, CSA, UL, CCC
Noise level
- GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:31.8 dB
- XS712T Managed L3 Blue:49.7 dB

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Comparison of GS728TP, XS712T
73 specifications	A NETGEAR GS728TP Managed L2+/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model GS728TP View product	B NETGEAR XS712T Managed L3 Blue Model XS712T View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2+/L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SX	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 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 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensing	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANs	256	256
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	1 Gbit/s	240 Gbit/s
Number of static routes	32	32
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.606 µs
Number of IP interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP client	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static port securityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast features1 differ
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Number of multicast groups filteredDiffers	1024	1000
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	IGMP, SNMP v1/v2/v3, RMON 1/2/3/9, SSL/HTTPS & TLS v1.0	IPv6, SNTP, SNMP v1/v2, SNMP v3, RMON 1/2/3/9, SSL/HTTPS, TFTP/HTTP
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6, TFTP, SNTP, TACACS+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Blue
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
SafetyDiffers	CE, CSA, UL	CB, CSA, UL, CCC
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	CE, FCC, Class A EN 55022, Class A C-Tick, EN 50082-1, EN 55024, CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelDiffers	31.8 dB	49.7 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	345901 h	211197 h
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	192 W	98.2 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	15.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	192 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power LED	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	901.2 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	440 mm	440 mm
Depth	257 mm	257 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	3.73 kg	4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- CE mark, commercial - FCC Part 15 Class A, VCCI Class A - Class A EN 55022 (CISPR 22) Class A - C-Tick Class-A - EN 50082-1 - EN 55024

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