Chapter 1 Introduction - NETGEAR ProSAFE S3300 Hardware Installation Manual

Introduction
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The NETGEAR ProSAFE
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stackable switch with either 48 (models S3300-52X and S3300-52X-PoE+) or 24 (models
S3300-28X and S3300-28X-PoE+) twisted-pair ports on the front panel to support
10/100/1000 Mbps networks. In addition, the front panel provides two dedicated 10GBASE-T
ports and two dedicated SFP+ ports for connections to a server or network backbone. You can
configure the dedicated 10GBASE-T and SFP+ ports as stacking links to build a stack system
with other S3300 switches. To simplify installation, the smart switch is shipped ready for use out
of the box.
This hardware installation guide complements the installation guide that came with your smart
switch.
This chapter serves as an introduction to the smart switch and includes the following sections:
• Hardware Overview
• Hardware Features
• Stacking
• Package Contents
Note: For more information about the topics that are covered in this manual,
visit the support website at support.netgear.com.
Note: In this manual, the S3300 Smart Switch is referred to as the smart switch.
S3300 Smart Switch is a high-performance, IEEE-compliant,
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