Advantages: Easy installation, small, sturdy, quiet, auto uplink Disadvantages: Runs quite hot
This is a 10/100/1000Mbps switch with 5 auto-sensing ports
Visual Description
A compact unit measuring 16cm x 10cm x 3cm (approx)
Housed in a very sturdy blue metal casing with venting slots on the side and back
Looks very professional
5 Front mounted UTP sockets
Rear mounted PSU socket (12 Volt, 1.2 Amp, Centre Positive) and Earth tag
LED indicators to display 10Mb, 100Mb, 1000Mb connection, Activity, Full Duplex, Collisions and Power
Installation
The GS105 switch comes supplied with manuals, 12 Volt (1.2Amp) PSU, ethernet cable, and the unit itself. Installation is very simple and requires no configuration as this is an un-managed switch. Simply connect your existing CAT5 cables from your PC to the switch, it will detect the connection speed and cable type. No need to worry about using cross-over cables or straight through ...
Advantages: Cheap, reliable, simple to use Disadvantages: None.
I liked this switch so much, I bought two of them.
Netgear have a reputation for cheap and reliable networking equipment, and this 5 port unmanaged switch is no exception.
When I bought my two, they were retailing online for approx £35 each - but these days you should be able to get one for approx £25 (inc VAT.)
The switch is more or less the size of my hand (yes, I have big hands). With 5 ports on the back - all are auto-sensing, as is the gigabit standard, so you don't have to worry about crossover cables if you're daisy-chaining switches... The only other port on the back is for power, which is the usual "wall-wart" plug in transformer you get with most home networking equipment.
Given the switch is unmanaged, you can just plug desktop computers, laptops, XBOXes, network printers straight into the switch, and not worry ...
Advantages: Easy to set up, configure and use Disadvantages: None
We currently run an 80 user network in our office. While the main traffic of our network is handled by 6, 24 port rack mounted switches, my little IT office has 7 PCs in it with not enough ports on the wall to connect them up.
this poses a problem. To connect to our network, you need a network connection on the Wall. There are 4 connections in our office and 7 machines. Obviously 7 into 4 does not go so a solution was needed.
The answer?
A small desktop based switch that would allow us to connect up to 16 computers to one Network connection on the wall.
The Product?
Well we use Netgear equipment in our office because you know with Netgear, you are buying quality at an affordable price.
So we opted for the FS116 Desktop Switch.
The size of it?
Well its about an inch high and about a foot long. It is about 6 inches from ...
Product Information for "NETGEAR ProSafe FS750T2 48-port 10/100 Smart Switch with 2 Gigabit Ports - switch - 48 ports" »
Networking
Ports Qty
48 x Ethernet 10Base-T, Ethernet 100Base-TX
Auxiliary Network Ports
2x1000Base-T
Data Transfer Rate
100 Mbps
Data Link Protocol
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Remote Management Protocol
SNMP 1, HTTP, SNMP, HTTP
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Communication Mode
Half-duplex, full-duplex
Switching Protocol
Ethernet
Status Indicators
Link activity, port transmission speed, power
Features
Flow control, auto-sensing per device, DHCP support, auto-negotiation, VLAN support, auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), port mirroring, store and forward, firmware upgradable
48 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
2 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Rack Mounting Kit
Included
Compliant Standards
CE, FCC Class A certified, C-Tick, CISPR 22 Class A, cUL, EN 60950, EN55022, IEC950, UL 1950, VCCI Class A ITE, EN55024, EN50082-1, FCC Part 15
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Voltage Required
AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational
21 Watt
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
NETGEAR lifetime warranty
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
0 °C
Max Operating Temperature
40 °C
Memory
RAM
128 KB
Manufacturer's product description
NETGEAR has packed a lot of value into this high-density switch. Start with high port density in a one-unit box, add two gigabit uplinks to give an added edge to any growing business, then add key switch management capabilities and you have a powerful switch that costs a lot less than you'd expect. Forty-eight 10/100 Mbps ports and two copper Gigabit Ethernet ports connect to servers or a Gigabit-speed backbone for a non-stop, always available 10/100/1000-enabled network that can quickly deliver large multimedia, image and video files. All 50-shielded RJ-45 ports automatically negotiate to the highest speed and support Auto Uplink technology to make the right link. Two hot-swappable Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) GBIC slots provide optional fiber connectivity for greater distance. Shipped ready to go straight out of the box, it delivers switching that's easy to set up and use. In addition, an intuitive, Web-browser interface offers the simple Smart Switch management, making it a snap to monitor switch performance, configure ports, even set up port trunks, VLANs and traffic prioritization. Alternatively, use SNMP-based software to manage your Smart Switch.
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