Netgear XS716E – ProSAFE® 10-Gigabit Ethernet Web Managed (Plus) Switch User Manual

After you connect power to the switch and the switch starts, LEDs on the front of the switch 

indicate the status of the switch. When the switch is powered on, the Power LED lights solid 
green.

The following table describes the RJ-45 and SFP+ slot LED designations. Each RJ-45 port 
provides a left LED and a right LED. The SFP+ slot provides two LEDs.

Power 

Solid green .    The  device  is  powered  on.

Off .  Power is not supplied to the device.

Fan

Solid yellow .  A fan failure occurred.

Off .  The fan is operating normally.

Speed and ACT LEDs for copper 
ports

XS708Ev2: ports 1 to 7 and 8T

XS716E: ports 1 to 15 and 16T

Off.  No  link  is  established.

Solid green (left LED).  A valid 10 Gbps link is established.

Blinking green (left LED).  The port is transmitting or receiving packets 
at 10 Gbps.

Solid yellow (right LED) .  A valid 100/1000 Mbps link is established.

Blinking yellow (right LED).  The port is transmitting or receiving traffic 
at 100/1000 Mbps.

Link and ACT LEDs for SFP+ 
XS708Ev2: slot 8F

XS716E: slot 16F

10G LED:

Off .  No SFP+ module is inserted or no module link is established.

Solid .  A valid 10 Gbps link is established.

Blinking.   The  module  is  transmitting  or  receiving  packets  at 10 Gbps.

1G LED:

Off .  No SFP or SFP+ module is inserted or no module link is 
established.

Solid .  A valid 1 Gbps link is established.

Blinking.   The module is transmitting or receiving packets at 1 Gbps.