Netgear XS716T – ProSAFE® 10 Gigabit Smart Managed Switch Manual De Hardware

The following sections describe the hardware interfaces on the switch.

All copper RJ-45 ports support AutoSensing. When you insert a cable into an RJ-45 port, the 

switch automatically ascertains the maximum speed (100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, or 10 Gbps) and 
duplex mode (half-duplex or full-duplex) of the attached device. All ports support a Category 
5e (Cat 5e) unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable or higher rated Ethernet cable terminated 
with an 8-pin RJ-45 connector.

To simplify the procedure for attaching devices, all RJ-45 ports support Auto Uplink. This 
technology allows attaching devices to the RJ-45 ports with either straight-through or 
crossover cables. 

For 10GBASE-T ports, Ethernet specifications limit a Category 6 
(Cat 6) cable length between the switch and the attached device to 
328 feet (100 meters). 

When you insert a cable into the switch’s RJ-45 port, the switch automatically performs the 
following actions:

Senses whether the cable is a straight-through or crossover cable.

Determines whether the link to the attached device requires a normal connection (such 
as when you are connecting the port to a computer) or an uplink connection (such as 
when you are connecting the port to a router, switch, or hub).

Automatically configures the RJ-45 port to enable communications with the attached 

device. The Auto Uplink technology compensates for setting uplink connections while 
eliminating concern about whether to use crossover or straight-through cables when you 
attach devices.

To enable high-speed fiber, copper, and long-distance connections on the switch, SFP+ slots 
accommodate standard 10G and 1G SFP+ transceiver modules, which are sold separately. 

The switch supports most NETGEAR ProSAFE SFP and SFP+ transceiver modules and 
Direct Attach Cables (DAC), including:

Short-reach transceiver modules

Long-reach transceiver modules

For information about specific NETGEAR ProSAFE SFP and SFP+ transceiver modules and 
cables that are supported for the switch, visit 

 

and click the MODULES AND ACCESSORIES tab, or see the datasheet for your specific 
switch.