Product comparison · 2 network switches

Zyxel GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black vs Zyxel MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Unmanaged
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:Managed
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:24
10G support
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:No
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:Yes
MAC address table
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:8000 entries
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:16000 entries
Power consumption (typical)
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:90 W
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:14 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:Yes
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:No
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:10 - 90%
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:10 - 95%
Width
- GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black:210 mm
- MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black:440 mm

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Comparison of GS1100-8HP, MES3500-24
54 specifications	A Zyxel GS1100-8HP Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black Model GS1100-8HP View product	B Zyxel MES3500-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Black Model MES3500-24 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RFC1213 MIB II
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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 802.3u, 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 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown 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
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 Gbit/s
Number of queuesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.32 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS, SSH, SSL/TLS
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 v1/v2c/v3, Telnet, DHCP
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	UL 60950-1, EN 60950-1, IEC 60950-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	631.254 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 - 240 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	90 W	14 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 95%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	306.9 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	104 mm	200 mm
HeightDiffers	27 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	540 g	2.6 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	495 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	286 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	71 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.45 kg
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	RoHS	BSMI CE FCC EN 60950-1 IEC 60950-1 EU RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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