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

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Hardware Setup
The NETGEAR ProSAFE
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 10-Gigabit Ethernet Web Managed Switch provides 10-Gigabit 
copper ports and one shared (combo) copper/SFP+ fiber port. Switch model XS708Ev2 includes 
8 ports. Switch model XS716E includes 16 ports. You can either use the 10G copper port (8T or 
16T), or use the 10G fiber SFP+ slot (8F or 16F).
Using the 10G ports, you can create high-speed connections to a server, network-attached 
storage (NAS) system, or backbone network. For example, you can do the following:
Connect switches to each other with high-speed links
Link to high-speed servers
Provide 100M/1G/10G copper and 1G/10G fiber connectivity
Note:
The switch does not support IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation or Link 
Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) groups. The switch supports 
manual static LAGs only.
This chapter covers the following topics: 
Note:
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the 
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