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Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter vs StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power

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  • 17differ
  • 2identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 7 more serial ports quantity than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power (8 vs 1). The Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 999,769.6 Kbit/s more baud rate than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power (1000000 Kbit/s vs 230.4 Kbit/s). The Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter has 478 g more weight than the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power (824 g vs 346 g). Only the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power has Wi-Fi. Serial interface type: RS-232 on the Brainboxes ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, RS-232/422/485 on the StarTech.com 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power.

  • Serial ports quantity
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:8
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:1
  • Baud rate
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:1000000 Kbit/s
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:230.4 Kbit/s
  • Serial interface type
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:RS-232
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:RS-232/422/485
  • Wi-Fi
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:No
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:Yes
  • LED indicators
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:Yes
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:Activity, Link, Power, WLAN
  • Input voltage
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:5 - 30 V
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:12 - 48 V
  • Weight
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:824 g
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:346 g
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter:122.5 x 215 x 56 mm
    • 1 Port Industrial RS-232 / 422 / 485 Serial to IP Ethernet Wireless Device Server with Redundant Power:173 x 224 x 107 mm

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Comparison of ES-279 8 Port RS232 Ethernet to Serial Adapter, NETRS232485W
48 specifications
Technical details5 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers81
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Baud rateDiffers1000000 Kbit/s230.4 Kbit/s
Compliance certificatesDiffersCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KCC, UKCA, ULRoHS
Data bitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5, 6, 7, 8
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection (air)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 kV
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection (contact)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 kV
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Flow Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Operating frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2400 MHz
Serial interface typeDiffersRS-232RS-232/422/485
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC
Flow control supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RS-232 signalsKnown for oneCTS, DSR, DTR, RTSUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Link, Power, WLAN
Link/Act LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSteel
SafetyKnown for oneIP-30Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Input voltageDiffers5 - 30 V12 - 48 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one1.93 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers824 g346 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs122.5 x 215 x 56 mm173 x 224 x 107 mm
Package widthDiffers135 mm234 mm
Package heightDiffers80 mm126 mm
Package weightDiffers1.2 kg450 g
WidthKnown for one132 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one215 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one56 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one300 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 10, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Antennaidentical
Antenna connector typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRP-SMA
Antenna gain level (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 dBi
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C-10 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 85 °C
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wall mounting kitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IPCSMA/CA ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, SSH, DNS, SNMP V1/V2c, HTTPS, SMTP, SSL, PPPoE, DDNS
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSL/TLS, TKIP, WEP, WPA
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnited KingdomUnknown — not stated by the source
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)Known for one5A991.bUnknown — not stated by the source

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