Back Panel - NETGEAR S8000 User Manual

Nighthawk S8000 Gaming & Streaming Advanced 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS808E)
Table 1. LED descriptions
LED Description
Power LED Off. No power is supplied to the switch or the switch functions in Stealth Mode with its Power
LED disabled (see Control the Power LED on page 93).
Solid blue. Power is supplied to the switch and the switch is ready for operation.
Port LEDs Off. No link with a powered-on device is detected or the active ports function in Stealth Mode
(1 through 8)
with their Port LEDs disabled (see Control the Port LEDs on page 92).
Solid blue. A link with a powered-on device is detected.
Blinking blue. Traffic is detected.
All port LEDs blinking red in a scrolling pattern. Firmware is being loaded onto the switch.
All port LEDs for ports in use blinking blue fast. The switch detected a network loop. For
more information, see Detect a Network Loop on page 98.
For information about controlling the LEDs, see Control the Power LED on page 93 and
Control the Port LEDs on page 92.

Back Panel

The back panel of the switch provides a button, eight ports, and a DC power connector.
Figure 3. Switch back panel
Viewed from left to right, the back panel contains the following components:
• LED button. One button to turn the Power LED and port LEDs on and off.
• Gigabit Ethernet ports. Eight Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports:
Port 8 (UPLINK). Connect this port to a LAN port on a router that is connected
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to the Internet.
Ports 7 through 3. Connect these ports to your network devices, other than your
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main streaming device (see Port 2) and main gaming device (see Port 1).
Hardware Overview of the
Switch
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