Ideal for growing businesses, NETGEAR's ProSafe Switch GS748T delivers 1U high-density gigabit power plus the key management features without the cost of an overly complex network. An intuitive web browser interface makes it easy to accomplish simple switch management; capabilities include performance monitoring, port configuration, VLAN for traffic control, port trunking for increased bandwidth, and Class of Service (CoS) for traffic prioritization. Four hot-swappable SFP** GBIC slots provide optional fiber connectivity for greater distance. Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems***. Ideal in a backbone as an affordable way to connect servers or power users instead of costly, over-featured switches. ** Small Form-factor pluggable *** 48 Ports support 802.3af PoE with a total of 384 watts. Requires PC for initial configuration
Features:
· 48 10/100/1000 Mbps Copper Ethernet ports
· 4 Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) GBIC slots
· Layer 2 - Trunking, VLAN, prioritization SNMP v1, Spanning Tree, VLAN,
DHCP, Jumbo Frames
· Optimized for ProSafe Network Management Software NMS100
· Cost-effective Gigabit wiring closet solution or a high performance backbone aggregation device for power users and high-demand servers in small and medium sized businesses
· Small businesses, multimedia classrooms, creative or engineering departments, workgroups, or gaming groups using bandwidth intensive applications.
· Lifetime Warranty
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
A protocol for assigning dynamic IP address automatically to devices when they connect to the network. Dynamic addressing simplifies network administration because the software keeps track of IP address rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task. This is particularly helpful for laptops or other "visiting" devices when they want to connect to the Internet. Multiple DHCP Hosts is a common problem to troubleshoot on your LAN. For instance if you have a LAN set up and running a DHCP Host and you add a Wi-Fi router solely for the purpose of wireless access, you've just set up a conflict because these devices by default have DHCP Host enabled.
Gigabit
A term that represents 1 Billion Bytes per second of data throughput on a network.
PoE (Power Over Ethernet)
Instead of being powered by a conventional AC plug-in type, the power comes through the ethernet cable connection. PoE reduces the amount of wires in an office. Data and power in a single cord.
Server
The central processor in a network. In our case the server supports the telephony functions in a VoIP network. It manages the connections between the phone lines and the telephones, voicemail, etc.
