Netgear ProSafe 48-Port Gigabit Smart Switch (GS748TNA) Review

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(More customer reviews)One thing to watch out for on these switches - Amazon seems to have stock of several older versions (firmware). Make sure to download and update to 3.03 (current) or you'll be wondering if you even got the right switch.
Be sure, also, to set the IP address on these switches *before* you plug in workstations/printers/etc.. I was in too much of a hurry and was tearing my hair out wondering why clients were randomly dropping.
If I had bothered to read the docs (again, too much attention paid to getting it done quick) I would have seen that the switches had the same IP address and the problems I was encountering had a logical reason - wouldn't have had to diagnose cabling/termination/etc. wasting time.
For what it's worth, the VLAN/trunking features are nice additions and I typically don't have clients where this is useful, I've found it useful at my most recent job where I have about a half dozen IP cameras. VLANing those keeps the available throughput to my client's network segmented and not stomped on. We'll see if the VLAN actually works well in the following weeks/days. I'm a bit suspicious that a switched priced at this level would actually work as advertised with the VLAN feature. Hopefully I'll be impressed.
But anyhow, so far so good. There is a noted improvement in throughput over the old network (100 Full duplex) with the new gigabit cabling and switches.
The switches were easy to set up and didn't have features that were confusing to set up. Simple. No IOS to program, all web based and stable.

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Joining NETGEAR's family of Smart Switches with simple switch management at no extra cost this 1U high 48-port Gigabit switch maximizes bandwidth and density for great value and capability. With 48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports each capable of powering 2000 Mbps of data throughput in full-duplex mode plus four optional fiber ports it provides a 40 Gbps backbone and connects servers or power users delivering large amounts of multimedia image and video information in no time at all. Standards-based it is ideal for combining 10 100 and 1000 Mbps devices as it delivers automatic speed and full/halfduplex sensing plus Auto Uplink on every port. Four hot-swappable Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) GBIC slots provide optional fiber connectivity for greater distance. An intuitive web-browser interface offers simple switch management making it a snap to monitor switch performance configure ports even set up trunks VLANs and prioritization. Primary InformationNetworking Type:SwitchForm Factor:ExternalData Transfer Rate:1 GBpsData Link Protocol:Ethernet; Fast Ethernet; Gigabit EthernetNetworking / Ports Qty:48 x Ethernet 10Base-T Ethernet 100Base-TX Ethernet 1000Base-TCommunication Mode:Full-duplex; Half-duplexConnectivity Technology:WiredFeatures:Flow control full duplex capability DHCP support trunking VLAN supportauto-uplink manageable store and forwardDimensions&MiscellaneousWidth:17.3 InchDepth:10.2 InchHeight:1.7 InchSystemNetworking / Compliant Standards:IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3U IEEE 802.1Q IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.1p IEEE802.3x IEEE 802.3ad (LACP)Service&SupportService & Support Type:5 years warrantyUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code:43222612

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