Features - NETGEAR GSM712 Installation Manual

Features

The following list identifies the key features of the NETGEAR Model GSM712 Managed Gigabit Switch.
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Ten 10/100/1000 Mbps auto sensing Gigabit Ethernet switching RJ-45 ports
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Two GBIC ports that can be used for a variety of fiber or copper connections
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Full Layer 2 switch management including:
SNMP
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RMON (groups 1,2,3 and 9)
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IEEE 802.1Q (up to 64 Static VLAN groups)
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IEEE 802.1p (Class of Service)
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IEEE 802.1ad (Link Aggregation)
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IEEE 802.1D (Spanning Tree)
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IGMP snooping
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Port Mirroring
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Password access control
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TFTP firmware upgrade
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Multiple interfaces: Browser-based, Telnet, or SNMP application
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Full compatibility with IEEE standards:
IEEE 802.3i, (10BASE-T)
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IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX)
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IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)
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IEEE 802.3x (full-duplex flow control)
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Auto-sensing and auto-negotiating capabilities for all ports
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Auto Uplink™ on all ports to make the right connection
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Automatic address learning function to build the packet-forwarding information table. The table contains up to 8,000 media access control
(MAC) addresses (that is, the switch can support networks with as many as 8,000 devices).
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Full- and Half-duplex functions for all 10/100/1000 Mbps ports, operating at 10 or 100 Mbps.
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Store-and-Forward transmission to remove bad packets from the network
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Active flow control to minimize packet loss/frame drops:
Half-duplex back-pressure control (10 or 100 Mbps)
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Full-duplex IEEE 802.3x pause frame flow control
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LED indicators for port status monitoring:
Power LED to indicate power on/off status
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Link LED to indicate link status
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Dual-color Mode LED to indicate speed, activity, duplex mode, and collision
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Easy migration from existing 10 Mbps network to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network and Gigabit Ethernet.
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Easy upgrade path to add gigabit technology to your network
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Flexible installation:
Standalone desktop installation
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19-inch standard rack-mount
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Standard 1U case size
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