Chapter Introduction, Overview | NETGEAR GS110TP-100NAS specification

Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your NETGEAR GS110TP Smart PoE Switch. The GS110TP Smart PoE Switch is a supplement to the Gigabit Advanced Smart Switch family. Available as a desktop or wall-mountable switch, the GS110TP Smart PoE Switch is not intended to be rack- mountable. The GS110TP is a PoE-supportable, low-port switch with two fiber uplinks included.

This chapter serves as an introduction to the GS110TP Smart PoE Switch and provides the following information:

•Overview

•Features

•Package Contents

Overview

This Installation Guide is for the NETGEAR GS110TP Smart PoE Switch. This product offers support for eight 10/100/1000 Mbps autosensing and two 1000M SFP Gigabit Ethernet switching ports.

Using Gigabit ports, high-speed connections can be made to a server or network backbone. For example:

•Linking to high-speed servers

•Providing 10/100/1000 Mbps copper connectivity

The GS110TP Smart PoE Switch also provides the benefit of administrative management with a complete package of features for the observation, configuration, and control of the network. With a Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI), the switch’s many capabilities can be viewed and used in a simple and intuitive manner. The switch’s management features include configuration for port and switch information, VLAN for traffic control, port trunking for increased bandwidth, and 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 Netgear Smart Control Center program, a utility that runs on a PC.

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