Netgear XS712T XS712T-100NES Data Sheet

ProSAFE® 10-Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switches  

                                                

Data Sheet

XS712T

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Highlights

Industry’s first 10G Smart Switch, purposely designed 

for SMB with Cost-Effective 10GBase-T connectivity and 

Advanced L2+ Features

As a leading provider of network equipment for SMBs, NETGEAR understands the 
importance of a reliable and high performance network to the SMB customers. With 
the growth of virtualization, cloud-based services and applications like VoIP, video 
streaming and IP surveillance in the SMB space, SMB networks need to extend beyond 
simple reliability to higher speed and better performance. The 10G Smart Switch 
(XS712T) from NETGEAR presents the right solution for this requirement, delivering 
unprecedented non-blocking 10-Gigabit bandwidth at an affordable cost by using the 
10Gbase-T technology.

The NETGEAR XS712T is a powerful smart switch that comes with 12 10-GBase-T 
copper ports and 2 Combo SFP+ for 10G Fiber links. It is purposely designed as a cost-
effective way to provide 10G connections to 10G-capable servers and NAS (Network 
Attached Storage). It can be used as a 10G access switch, uplink  to 10G Managed 
switch (XSM7224) while expending the 10G connections down to the edge. 

XS712T provides comprehensive L2 features 

in order to meet our customers’ current and 

future needs on virtualization, converged 

network and mobility. Some of the main 

features include:

• Advanced VLAN features such as Protocol-

based VLAN and MAC-based VLAN

• Advanced QoS (Quality of Service) with  

L2-L4 awareness and 8 priority queues

• Static Routing

• Private VLAN

• Dynamic VLAN assignment

• IGMP and MLD snooping

• Advanced Security

• IPv6 for management, QoS and ACL

10 Gigabit transition with Base-T

• 10GBase-T, like other Base-T technologies,

uses the standard RJ45 Ethernet jack

• It is backward compatible, auto-negotiating

between higher and lower speeds – 
thereby not forcing an all at once network 
equipment upgrade

• Cat5/Cat5E are supported for Gigabit

speeds; when Cat6 twisted pair copper
cabling is minimum requirement for 10
Gigabit up to 30 meters

• Cat6A or newer Cat7 cabling allow for up to

100 meter 10GBase-T connections

Designed as Core Switch for SMB Network

• 10G connection to 10G-capable servers

and network storages

• Powerful L2/L2+ features made it the most

cost-effective core switch for SMB and
virtualization environment

• Future-Proof your network with 10G

bandwidth, advanced traffic management 
and comprehensive IPv6 Support

• Static routing, helps to route internal traffic

for more efficient use of network resources 

• IGMP and MLD snooping, providing

advanced multicast filtering 

 

Act as Aggregation Switch for Medium-

sized Network 

• 10G switch helps to resolve the congestion

issue between network edge and core, 
which is caused by the boarder adoption  
of Gigabit-to-the-desktop

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet provides greater

scalability than multiple Gigabit Ethernet
links, resulting in a simplified and highly-
efficient network infrastructure

• Up to eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet links can

be aggregated into a virtual 80-Gbps
connection

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet reduces cabling

complexity and uses existing cabling 
efficiently 

Smart IT, not Big IT

• Easy to manage via web-Based

Management GUI or Smart Control Center
for multi-switch deployment

• Standard-based technology, ensuring

interoperability with any standard-based
devices in the existing network

• Dual firmware images, improving reliability

and uptime to your network 

• Worry-free with NETGEAR ProSAFE

Lifetime Hardware Warranty

• Assist with customer deployment with

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