Netgear GS108 GS108 BUY 4/1 FOC Volantino

4500 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
Phone: 1-888-NETGEAR
E-mail: info@NETGEAR.com
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D-GS108v2-1

• Status LEDs:

- Power, Collision/Rx/Tx, and duplex indicators for 

each port

- Link and speed indicators built into each vista 

RJ-45 port

• Standards Compliance:

- IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T Ethernet 
- IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet 
- IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
- Windows

®

, Mac OS

®

, NetWare

®

, TCP/IP

• Warranty:

- Switch - NETGEAR 5-year warranty 
- Power adapter - NETGEAR 2-year warranty 

System Requirements

- UTP Category 5 or better cables
- Network card for each PC or server (e.g. GA302T)
- Network software (e.g., Windows, Linux

®

, 

Mac OS)

Package Contents

- GS108 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch 
- Wall-mount kit
- AC adapter
- Installation guide
- Warranty/Support information card

NETGEAR Related Products

- GA302T Copper Gigabit PCI Adapter
- GA622T Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- GS105 5-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit 

Ethernet Switch

Technical Specifications

• Network Ports:

- 8 auto-speed-sensing UTP ports 

• Forwarding Mode:

- Store-and-Forward 

• Performance:

- Bandwidth: 16 Gbps (non-blocking)
- Forward Rate (10 Mbps port): 14,800 packets/sec
- Forward Rate (100 Mbps port): 148,000 

packets/sec

- Forward Rate (1000 Mbps port): 1,488,000 

packets/sec

- Latency (100 to 100 Mbps): 40 µ (max)
- Latency (1000 to 1000 Mbps): 10 µ (max)
- Queue Buffer Memory: 32 Kbytes per port 
- MAC address database: 8,000
- Acoustic Noise: 0 dB
- Heat Dissipation: 38.8 BTU/hr

• AC Power:

- 14 W maximum and 5 V @ 2.8 A DC input

• Physical Specifications:

- Dimensions: 9.27 x 3.97 x 1.06 in 

(235.5 x 100.8 x 27 mm)

- Weight: 1.67 lbs (.76 kg)

• Environmental Specifications:

- Operating temperature: 0 to 40º C

(32 to 104° F)

- Operating humidity: 10% to 90% noncondensing 

• Safety Agency Approvals:

- UL (UL 1950), CUL, C-Tick

• Electromagnetic Compliance:

- CE mark, commercial FCC Part 15 Class A, 

EN 55 022 (CISPR 22), Class A VCCI, 
Class A C-Tick  

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