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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Netgear FS726TP ProSafe 24 Port 10/100 Smart Switch with 2 Gigabit Ports and 12 Port POE

24 x 10/100Base-TX LAN - 2 x SFP - Ethernet Switch

Brand: Netgear Model: FS726TPNA Platform: Windows Format: CD Original language: English Dimensions: 1.60" h x 8.10" w x 17.80" l, 6.60 pounds Affordable PoE on 12 ports Management capabilities at an unmanaged price Two copper gigabit ports for high speed connections

Most helpful customer reviews 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Solid product and a good value. By Jerry Scoggins The unit is solidly built(steel enclosure), and works flawlessly like all my other Netgear switches. It's perfect for applications that need PoE to power Wireless access points, or for my purpose of powering and connecting a bunch of IP security cameras. A nice surprise was the price for this unit as it's much less than other PoE switches I looked into. In addition, having the two Gigabit connections were perfect for connecting it into my Gigabit backbone, and continuing the chain. I've yet to enable and configure CoS or other advanced features, but the UI seems straightforward. I'm not an IP expert, so this switch was a nice option rather than going to a managed switch. My only complaint with the unit is the fan is louder than I expected, noticeable loud in a room with a couple computers also running. All my other switches have been fanless, so I'm spoiled. In the end, I'd purchase another one. In fact I probably will real soon. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. What a deal! By Paul G. Lucas I purchased two for our new Voice over IP phone system and I works great! Took it straight out of the box, plugged it in and it's been working like a charm. No configuration, just plug and play. Please keep in mind that only 12 of the 24 ports are POE ports. We saved $2,000 by purchasing this product over a simular Nortel switch. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. get's the job done! By Walter Wright Excellent product. Just a simple plug and play. Quickly found our POE devices (cameras) and instantly provided the correct power. We were very concerned that there would be enough power for each camera and there was. The power requirement was Class 3 which means it had to provide 15 watts of available power per each POE port. (We were advised that this is very important.) It was hard to find a POE switch that provided the correct amount of wattage budget we required. Most manufactures are a little bit secretive about revealing the total watt output for the POE ports. The Netgear switch was placed in a position after a DHCP router. And it handles our IP cameras great using just a Cat5. Also, manages the non-POE devices easily and interfaces with our larger ethernet switch. Some reviews said it was a bit noisy, but this is not obvious in our home run room. We have not used the gigabit ports. We think the unit is worth the extra expense. See all 11 customer reviews...

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