Chapter 1 Hardware Overview Of The Switch - NETGEAR GS908E User Manual

Hardware Overview of the Switch
The NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switch with Integrated Cable Management Model
GS908E, in this manual referred to as the switch, is intended for the home or small office. In addition to integrated
cable management, the switch features two USB charging ports.
You can manage the switch over the local browser-based interface that you can access from a computer or
from a smartphone on which the NETGEAR Insight app is installed.
You can optimize Quality of Service (QoS) and set up prioritization and rate limiting for individual ports. The
switch supports port-based or 802.1Q-based VLANs, IGMP snooping for multicast operation, and link aggregation
for a connection of up to 4 Gbps to link aggregation–enabled devices such as ReadyNAS.
The chapter contains the following sections:
• Related Documentation
• Switch Package Contents
• Status LEDs
• Back Panel
• Switch Label
Note For more information about the topics that are covered in this manual, visit the support website
at netgear.com/support.
Note Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time at
downloadcenter.netgear.com. You can check for and download new firmware manually. If
the features or behavior of your product does not match what is described in this guide, you
might need to update your firmware.
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