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NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation

NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation
$ 27.99

Score By Feature

Based on 35,704 ratings
Value for money
9.28
Easy to install
9.08
WiFi signal
8.78
User interface
9.12
Tech Support
8.68

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Product Description

Gigabit Ethernet ports on all 8 devices
The software offers simple managed capabilities to configure, monitor, and secure your network utilizing an easy-to-use interface
The device can be mounted on a wall or a desktop
A 3-year limited hardware warranty that leads the industry
Designed to comply with IEEE 802 energy efficiency standards. The number 3AZ
Quiet operation makes it suitable for environments with a high noise threshold

Questions & Answers

As listed in this listing, it is both a switch and a hub, however there is an important difference from a router. The device you have in front of you is a switch or hub, right? Netgear 5 is an Ethernet switch Could you tell me which port is ?

There is a "smart" hub there, based on what I understand. It simply passes what you have going to it. I have the 8 port unmanaged switch. In the event you have segmentation on your network, this feature will preserve it.

The cables I'm using are cat 8. The product seems to work, but is it effective? What other switch do I need if not this one?

The cat- A rating of 8 or a CAT-rank There are five types of connections, all involving RJ45. It is the wire that is different. CAT-I is the same as CAT-II. The reason for this is that CAT-8 is more powerful and efficient, and so it handles more speed (electron flow) with less interference than CAT-3 The cable is five strands. Item categorical CAT Earlier, we stated that devices with very high speeds should be running at 8 GHz or higher.

Does this allow for the use of two computers at one time? I was told the splitter cable I ordered earlier wouldn't work, so I wanted to be sure before I purchased it. ?

Thanks for visiting! You can connect up to 3 computers to the GS305 / GS316 simultaneously and use them simultaneously.

Can this connect with the arris tg1672g without any configuration? There is no configuration needed on either side. Four years, four months, four weeks A gigabit router with four ports. What's wrong? I'm not working for you?" ?

As a basis for your configuration, you should have the following There are several options for (Internet) It is > TGI1672G - An array of six transistors I'm going to If you are connecting to port 1, 2, 3 or 4, follow these steps It is > A Netgear 8-port router Switch, which connects to a Cable Modem, provides 4 Gigabit ports, and you can connect the Netgear 8-port switch by connecting it to the Cable Modem Switching port you lose 2 ports (one on the cable modem and one on the router I want to replace one of the Netgear Ethernet ports with a Gigabit Ethernet port and end up having 10 You do not need to configure anything. If one of the devices you're adding is a wireless device, make sure it's set up in the right way For a Wi-Fi router, you will need to configure it as follows (Internet) Cable - *br> It is > TGI1672G - An array of six transistors It is > The following ports are assigned to port 1 It is > Internet Wi-Fi A wireless network router provides access to the internet It is > A Netgear 8-port router Adding a switch to the port. Up to seven devices can be connected to the Netgear Router to see each other, if you need everything to be able to see each other.

Selected User Reviews For NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation

It is always possible to access the management interface
3/5

It is important to note that all ports on this switch have a management interface. This doesn't seem to be a feature you can turn The switch should not be used in an open environment where you require more security than passwords (or if you are uncertain about how much you can trust the firmware on inexpensive network gear). The reasons I purchased this were so I could segment off a couple ports from a VLAN as a pass-through device A hardwired connection for my home's Internet connection is attached to the outside of my It was important to me to be able to inspect the traffic outside of my firewall/gateway using the port mirroring feature. It leaves a few ports available (that are configured on a separate VLAN) to be used inside the In those cases, it is not possible to disable the management interface on the port outside On its forums, Netgear maintains that this was designed to occur. You should really think about it if you plan to use this properly within your network. For the price, it comes with many nice features, and I expect it to work reliably (I've always been impressed with Netgear systems). This management interface is difficult to use in some situations due to the design of it- In that case, I would rate my opinion as a 3 This level is one of the stars. Due to the fact that this limitation is pretty much hidden, an extra star has been lost. If I want to know if a potential purchase has security shortcomings, then I should not have to imagine them arbitrary and then research.

Evie Byers
Evie Byers
| Feb 23, 2021
It's a BS warranty Do not fall victim to bait and As a result of this 8-hour An unmanaged gigabit ethernet switch of four ports was purchased for $20 from Amazon
3/5

There was a claim that the product was covered by a 3-year Eight months after installing the switch, the switch failed No output on any of the There is no reset button on this switch since it is unmanaged. Help I called tech support and they told me that I had to subscribe to GearHead support to be able to receive phone support. Is there any way you may help me? You don't need to fix anything. A replacement switch is needed for the dead switch, which is under warranty. There's no charge! To benefit from phone tech support, you must purchase an $80 plan. If you are willing to do that for me, I can purchase another four of these. Netgeat is pulling a bait and switch by not covering it under the three-year warranty, even though I have already paid for mine. Corporations are exactly the kind of people who turn against them due to stuff like this. My phone company, my health insurance company, and my credit card company are going to do this. However, it's so absurd to pull this stunt on a company over a failed $20 transaction. Are you switching? It's a shame that Netgear did this.

Gideon Madden
Gideon Madden
| Jul 28, 2020
Links aggregators, Link Aggregation Groups, and Link Aggregation Control Protocol users should NOT choose this switch
3/5

Amazon advertised that the switch was not only capable of aggregating links, but I decided to buy it because my network needed it. There is a problem with it in that it doesn't It was only because I was explicitly looking for link aggregation that I purchased this switch. Amazon is advertising it incorrectly in its listing of the ProSafe Plus switches on NetGear's site "The ProSafe Plus switches support LACP/LAG on models that have 16 ports or more. ". As far as the switch itself is concerned, it I ordered it from Amazon, and it arrived promptly, it worked immediately out of the box,.

Gabriella Donahue
Gabriella Donahue
| Dec 11, 2020
A few pro tips to make it easier for you to install
5/5

As my router had only four ports, I ran out of The two additional ports I needed were not available. Here's the deal. As soon as I plugged in the patch cord, I removed one of the devices and found a spare short Ethernet cord. switch DOES NOT come with a patch cord.

I turned the switch on and plugged in the patch cord to My choice of port could have been any of the eight options. In port #2, I had just pulled out the cord I had just removed. From the original eight ports, I added some new devices that required hard connections in each of the remaining ports. A green light will appear on each port if it is functioning properly, but will flash when data is being sent and received. Using the connected device, the light goes out when you turn it off. The technical support was very easy, so I cannot comment on that department. The following tip will help you Several reviews state that surge protection is crucial for these devices. When their device dies an untimely death, one of their comments mentions that they wish they had surge protection on. Regardless of the device's size, a surge in power can cause it to die. For prevention of surges across my whole network, I use a battery backup surge protector. I wish you the best of.

Arlo Howe
Arlo Howe
| May 05, 2021
This is not a link aggregation site
3/5

As it turns out, I bought this switch for Link Aggregation, but it doesn't support that. In my check with Netgear, I found that 1 *br
2. I am unable to register the device. Either through the community forum or by calling, I haven't been able to get anyone to help me.

Ariana Goodwin
Ariana Goodwin
| Jan 01, 2021

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