Quick Start Manual

GS716T/GS724T Gigabit Smart Switch

Features

The following list identifies the key features of the NETGEAR Smart Switch.

• 16/24 RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps auto sensing Giga switching ports.

• 2 Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) GBIC slots which function as combo ports. Combo

ports are single ports with two physical connections, SFP fiber and RJ-45 copper. The

RJ-45 copper ports corresponding to the Combo ports are the last four 10/100/1000

Mbps auto sensing Giga switching ports on each device. If both devices are plugged in,

the fiber connection is active, with fiber port taking priority if both are connected. The

following SFP types are supported:

• 1000BASE-SX

• 1000BASE-LX

• 100BASE-FX

• The devices support full NETGEAR Smart Switch functionality.

• The devices provide full compatibility with IEEE standards:

• IEEE 802.3i, (10BASE-T)

• IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX)

• IEEE 802.3x (Full-duplex flow control)

• IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)

• IEEE 802.3z (1000BASE-X)

• Auto-sensing and auto-negotiating capabilities for all ports.

• Auto Uplink™ on all ports to make the right connection.

• Automatic address learning function to build the packet-forwarding information table. The

table contains up to 8K Media Access Control (MAC) addresses.

• Full-duplex and half-duplex functions for all 10/100/1000 Mbps ports.

• Store-and-Forward transmission to remove bad packets from the network.

• Full-duplex IEEE 802.3x pause frame flow control.

• Active flow control to minimize packet loss/frame drops.

• Half-duplex back-pressure control.

• Per port LEDs, System LEDs.

• Standard 1U high, rack-mountable 17-inch chassis.