What's New; Product Highlights - NETGEAR ProSAFE Plus Series Reviewer's Manual

WhAT'S NEW

We are always working on adding new useful features to our products. Below is a list of recently added features to the Plus switch
line. Be sure to take these features into consideration during the review.
• XS708E – The XS708E is the industry's first affordable 10Gigabit switch for the SMB. It features eight 10GBase-T RJ45 ports
and one 10Gigabit SfP+ fiber port. All for a ground breaking street price of $999 – making 10 Gigabit a reality for small to me-
dium businesses. The XS708E also supports standard Plus switch features such as VlAN, QoS, IGMP Snooping, port monitoring
and in addition to that, also supports link Aggregation and is ideal for connecting 10 Gigabit capable servers and storage.

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Key features
Configurable via simple PC-based utility tool
Review port-based traffic status
Troubleshoot connection problems via built-in cable test tool
Green Ethernet
Port-based or 802.1p-based Quality of Service (QoS)
Port-based or 802.1Q-based Virtual lAN (VlAN)
link Aggregation (XS708E only)
Broadcast Storm Control
Port-based Bandwidth control
Port Mirroring
Benefits
More control of your network without more cost
See who's using the network and how much data they send/
receive.
find failure points quickly and easily to help on repair.
Reduce energy cost with power savings
Prioritize network traffic based on user, or traffic type (voice,
video and etc.)
divide a flat network into network groups for better perfor-
mance, resource allocation, and security
Adds redundancy and improves network performance
Avoid loss of connectivity and improve the stability of network
performance
Avoid network congestion and better allocate network
resources
Assists with troubleshooting complex network issues
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