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GS700TP Hardware Installation Guide
Class of Service (CoS) for traffic prioritization. These features provide better understanding and
control of the network. Initial discovery of the switch on the network requires the Smart Wizard
Discovery program, a utility that runs on a PC.
The GS700TP Smart Switch can be free-standing, or rack mounted in a wiring closet or equipment
room. It is IEEE-compliant and offers low latency for high-speed networking. All ports can
automatically negotiate to the highest speed. This capability makes the switch ideal for
environments that have a mix of Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet devices. In addition,
all RJ-45 ports operate in half- or full-duplex mode. The maximum segment length is 328 feet (100
meters) over Category 5 Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) cable, but much longer for fiber
connections using SFP GBIC modules.

Features

The following list identifies the key features of the NETGEAR Smart Switch.
• 24/48 RJ-45 10/100/1000M auto sensing Giga switching ports.
• 2/4 Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) GBIC slots which function as combo ports. Combo
ports are single ports with two physical connections, SFP fiber and RJ-45 copper. The RJ-45
copper ports corresponding to the Combo ports are the last four 10/100/1000M auto sensing
Giga switching ports on each device. If both devices are plugged in, the fiber connection is
active, with fiber port taking priority if both are connected. The following SFP types are
supported:
• 1000Base-SX
• 1000Base-LX
• 100Base - FX
• The devices support full Netgear Smart Switch functionality.
• The devices provide full compatibility with IEEE standards:
• IEEE 802.3i, (10BASE-T)
• IEEE 802.3u (100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX)
• IEEE 802.3x (Full-duplex flow control)
• IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T)
• IEEE 802.3z (1000BASE-X)
• IEEE 802.3af (DTE Power via MDI )
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