Product comparison · 2 network switches

TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots vs Zyxel GS-3012 Managed L2 Black

16specifications compared
5differ
11identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots has 25 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the Zyxel GS-3012 Managed L2 Black (26 vs 1). Dimensions (WxDxH): 440 x 230 x 44 mm on the TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots, 440 x 300 x 45 mm on the Zyxel GS-3012 Managed L2 Black. Operating temperature (T-T): 32 - 104 °F on the TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots, 0 - 45 °C on the Zyxel GS-3012 Managed L2 Black. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots, -25 - 70 °C on the Zyxel GS-3012 Managed L2 Black.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots:26
- GS-3012 Managed L2 Black:1
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots:440 x 230 x 44 mm
- GS-3012 Managed L2 Black:440 x 300 x 45 mm
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots:32 - 104 °F
- GS-3012 Managed L2 Black:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots:-40 - 70 °C
- GS-3012 Managed L2 Black:-25 - 70 °C

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Comparison of 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots, GS-3012
48 specifications	A TP-Link 24-Port Gigabit L2 Fully Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots View product	B Zyxel GS-3012 Managed L2 Black Model GS-3012 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	26	1
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ac	IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000 entries
Supported data transfer rates	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 Gbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Telnet CLI, SNMP v2c, GVRP, WFQ
Switching protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IP
Designidentical
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	233940 h
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-48VDC - -60VDC
Output powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other features1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	440 x 230 x 44 mm	440 x 300 x 45 mm
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1x
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Packet transfer speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1488000pps
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240VAC, 50/60Hz
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 x 100/1000Base-T 1 x D-Sub 9 pin (DCE) 1 x BPS
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	439.9 x 230.1 x 43.9 mm (17.3 x 9.06 x 1.73")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	32 - 104 °F	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 kg
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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