Step 4: Connect Devices To The Switch - NETGEAR GS716T Hardware Installation Manual

Step 4: Connect Devices to the Switch

The following procedure describes how to connect computers to the switch's RJ-45 ports.
The NETGEAR GS716T,GS724T,GS748T Series Smart Switch contains Auto Uplink™
technology, which allows the attaching of devices using either straight-through or crossover
cables.
ProSafe 24 Port 10/100/1000 Mbps Smart Switch
Figure 10. Connecting Devices to the Switch
Connect each computer to an RJ-45 network port on the Switch front panel
Category 5 (Cat5) Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) cable terminated with an RJ-45 connector
to make these connections.
Note: Ethernet specifications limit the cable length between the switch and
the attached device to 100 m (328 ft.).
GS716T, GS724T and GS748T Gigabit Smart Switch
Link/ACT
Green(1000M)
SPD
Yellow(100M)
FDX
Link/ACT
SPD
FDX
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(Figure 10). Use