Product comparison · 2 network switches

Zyxel GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots vs Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch

20specifications compared
5differ
15identical
0known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch has 115,766 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Zyxel GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots (349706 h vs 233940 h). The Zyxel GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots has 10 W more power consumption (typical) than the Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch (40 W vs 30 W). The Zyxel GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots has 0.9 kg more weight than the Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch (4 kg vs 3.1 kg). Dimensions (WxDxH): 440 x 300 x 45 mm on the Zyxel GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots, 440 x 225 x 45 mm on the Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch.

Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots:233940 h
- GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:349706 h
Power consumption (typical)
- GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots:40 W
- GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:30 W
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots:440 x 300 x 45 mm
- GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:440 x 225 x 45 mm
Weight
- GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots:4 kg
- GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch:3.1 kg

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Comparison of GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots, GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch
20 specifications	A Zyxel GS-3012 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, 4 Shared Mini-GBIC Slots View product	B Zyxel GS-3012F 12-port Managed Layer 2 Gigabit Fiber Ethernet Switch View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Unmanaged	Unmanaged
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	24	24
Networkidentical
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address table	16000 entries	16000 entries
Maximum data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s	1 Gbit/s
Securityidentical
MAC address filtering	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	233940 h	349706 h
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	40 W	30 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Other features2 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	440 x 300 x 45 mm	440 x 225 x 45 mm
Power requirements	100-240VAC, 50/60Hz	100-240VAC, 50/60Hz
Wi-Fi	No	No
I/O portsDiffers	12 x 100/1000Base-T 4 x SFP bays 1 x D-Sub 9 pin Female (DCE) 1 x RJ-45 1 x BPS	4 x 100/1000Base-T 12 x SFP bays 1 x D-Sub 9 pin Female (DCE) 1 x RJ-45 1 x BPS
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	4 kg	3.1 kg

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