Chapter 1. Introduction Of The Product; Overview Of The Product - TP-Link TL-SG1008P User Manual

Chapter 1.
Thank you for choosing the TL-SG1008P 8-Port Gigabit Desktop
Switch with 4-Port PoE.

1.1 Overview of the Product

The TL-SG1008P 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE
provides the seamless network connection, which integrates
1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, 100Mbps Fast Ethernet and
10Mbps Ethernet network capabilities.
This PoE Switch is also a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE*).
Four of the eight Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports (ports1~4) on the
Switch support Power over Ethernet (PoE*) function, which can
automatically detect and supply power with those IEEE802.3af-
compliant powered devices (PDs*).
*PSE: A device (switch or hub for instance) that will provide
power in a PoE setup.
*PoE: This technology describes a system to transmit electrical
power, along with data, to remote devices over standard
twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet network.
*PD: A device powered by a PSE and thus consumes energy.
Examples include powering IP telephones, wireless LAN
access points, network cameras, network hubs, embedded
computers etc.
Introduction of the Product
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