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The NETGEAR Model GS504 4-Port Gigabit Switch provides you with a low-
™
cost, high-performance network solution and is designed to anchor and
interconnect 10/100 megabits per second (Mbps) workgroups using gigabit fiber
links.
Features
The Model GS504 switch has the following key features:
• Four full-duplex gigabit fiber ports with standard SC connectors
The ports support multimode optical fiber (SX) up to 525 meters (m) with
50 m. With 62.5 m fiber cable, the maximum distance is 260 m.
• Automatic address learning function to build the packet-
forwarding information table
The table contains up to 8,000 MAC addresses (that is, the switch can
support networks with as many as 8,000 devices).
• Full-duplex mode to double throughput of point-to-point connections by
letting individual ports transmit and receive concurrently when the other end
also supports full-duplex mode
The default is full-duplex mode if the connected device does not support N-
way negotiation. Most gigabit fiber links run in full-duplex mode.
• Wire-speed filtering and forwarding of the traffic with no delay
• Store-and-forward intelligent processing to minimize erroneous packets on
the network
• Easy plug-and-play installation with no software to configure, which saves
time and minimizes the potential for configuration errors
Model GS504 4-Port Gigabit Switch Installation Guide