On top of the plug-N-play Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, these switches also offer essential networking features such as VLAN, QoS, IGMP Snooping, Link Aggregation / Port Trunking on models with 16 ports or more, rate limiting and traffic monitoring. NETGEAR Plus Switches are an exceptional value for businesses looking to add intelligence to their network beyond what unmanaged switches can provide.
MANAGEMENT
Traffic Management
Auto Negotiation of speed and duplex modes
802.3x Flow Control
DHCP Client
Dynamic MAC address management
IEEE 802.1Q-based or port-based VLAN
QoS based on WRR, strict priority, or both
Port-based and IEEE 802.1p-based QoS
QoS based on ToS (Type-of-Service)
DSCP Support (GS105E and GS105PE only)
Rate Limiting
Link Aggregation / Port Trunking (Static LAGs on 16 ports and 24 ports, Static LAGs and LACP on 48 ports)
Switch Management
Switch discovery on MAC or PC using the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool
Advanced configuration and management using web browser-based GUI
Manage or deploy multiple switches using ProSAFE Plus Utility (requires Windows PC)
Firmware upgrade thru ProSAFE Plus Utility (TFTP) or web browser-based GUI
Configuration upload (to Server)
System password protection
Multi-language support (varies by model, see datasheet for specifics)
MULTICAST EFFICIENCY
IGMP snooping, v1, v2 and v3
Blocking of unknown multicast traffic
Act as static multicast router port
RELIABILITY
Performance and Troubleshooting
Port mirroring both on ingress and egress traffic
Jumbo frame support
Broadcast Storm control
Cable diagnostics
Loop Detection
DoS Prevention
Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) compliant (Selected models)
Power savings with short cable detection and auto power-down when ports are in idle mode