Hardware Overview; Hardware Features - NETGEAR ProSAFE S3300 Hardware Installation Manual

Hardware Overview

This installation guide is for the following S3300 Smart Switch models:
• S3300-52X. Supports forty eight 10/100/1000 Mbps ports, two dedicated
100M/1G/10GBASE-T ports, and two dedicated 10G/1G SFP+ ports.
• S3300-52X-PoE+. Supports forty eight 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ capable ports
(IEEE 802.1at), two dedicated 100M/1G/10GBASE-T ports, and two dedicated 10G/1G
SFP+ ports.
• S3300-28X. Supports twenty four 10/100/1000 Mbps ports, two dedicated
100M/1G/10GBASE-T ports, and two dedicated 10G/1G SFP+ ports.
• S3300-28X-PoE+. Supports twenty four 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE+ capable ports
(IEEE 802.1at), two dedicated 100M/1G/10GBASE-T ports, and two dedicated 10G/1G
SFP+ ports.
You can configure the dedicated 10GBASE-T and SFP+ ports on the smart switch either as
Ethernet ports or as stacking links.
Using these 10G copper and fiber ports, you can also create high-speed connections to a
server or network backbone. For example, you can do the following:
• Connect switches to each other with high-speed links
• Link to high-speed servers
• Provide 10G/1G/100M copper and 10G/1G fiber connectivity
• Connect up to six switches in a stack to create a high-port-capacity solution with a single
point of administration
The smart switch can be freestanding, stacked with other switches, or rack-mounted in a
wiring closet or equipment room. It is IEEE compliant and offers low latency for high-speed
networking.
All ports can automatically negotiate to the highest speed, which makes the smart switch very
suitable for environments with a mix of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, or
10-Gigabit Ethernet devices. The 10/100 Mbps ports can operate in half-duplex or full-duplex
mode. The 10G/1G ports always operate in full-duplex mode.
The maximum segment length is 328 feet (100 meters) over Category 5 unshielded
twisted-pair (UTP) cable. For 10GBASE-T connections, NETGEAR recommends that you
use a Category 6a cable or a cable that is even higher rated.

Hardware Features

The S3300 Smart Switch includes the following key hardware features:
• Forty eight (S3300-52X and S3300-52X-PoE+) or twenty four (S3300-28X and
S3300-28X-PoE+) 10/100/1000 Mbps autosensing Gigabit Ethernet switching ports.
• Two dedicated 100M/1G/10GBASE-T ports.
S3300 Smart Switch
Introduction
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