Capacity:8 Port Introducing the GS308E 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switch with traffic separation (VLAN), traffic priority (QoS), Link Aggregation (LAG), cable health check and loop prevention. Through an intuitive GUI it provides easy, reliable and plug-and-play connectivity to quickly expand your business for workstations/servers, NAS storage, printers, and PCs with a silent and sturdy metal design. GS308E also includes Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802. 3az) for maximum power and comes with 3-year and 90-day support.
W**R
Would give it Zero Stars if possible
This Smart Switch is simply bad and Netgear customer service is horrible, if not non existent. The item arrived all scuffed up, tape residue on it and damaged like it was 5 years old. The smart features require you to make a netgear account to have access to them. When I went to make an account it told me this switch is registered to someone else. So after 8-9 emails to netgear I only got one response from them saying the switch is registered already to someone else. Rest of my emails have been ignored by netgear and this item is essentially a door stopper now. Netgear customer service is disappointing, in comparison to other network item manufacturers. If you have a problem you are on your own.
A**N
VLAN Segregation is Useless
If you are going to claim security through VLAN segregation, you need to be able to set a management VLAN. This switch forces you to allow access to the management GUI from any VLAN. So as long as you can figure out the management VLAN you can pretty much place yourself on any VLAN you'd like.
L**F
Good fast well managed switch
Received a Netgear 8port switch the next day in a sealed consumer package. This switch was bought to replace the switch part of two wifi routers. I was experiencing bottlenecks and couldn’t figure out why. Removed one router and moved all network connections to switch. Bottleneck gone. Can run multiple streams and get my email off my phone when I couldn’t before. Wireless router aren’t good at managing switches. Only problem is must register account with Netgear to get warrantee. This s illegal in Ontario Canada. Company should revise their documentation.
S**T
GS3xx switches do NOT support link aggregation
Nothing wrong with the switch, but unlike Netgear's press releases and the product description, the GS308 and GS305 do NOT support link aggregation, which was the only reason I bought it. I guess it was too good to be true for such a low priced switch, but I could have gotten an even cheaper switch with the features this one really has had I known that.
R**O
Definitivamente me gusto, pero no es tan fácil de instalar como dicen.
En mi experiencia, la instalación no fue sencilla. Según el manual, todo comienza con que conectes el switch y el teléfono al router, usas la aplicación Insight. Pero no encontraba el switch y hasta la fecha a veces encuentra el switch a veces no. Tampoco encontré el switch con la IP predeterminada. Tuve que usar las herramientas de Netgear para encontrar la IP del switch. Toda la configuración la tuve que hacer manualmente, que de todos modos, lo iba a hacer, pero según debe ser sencillo. Hasta que no lo configure, no pude conectar mis dispositivos a Internet. En general me gusto, y me ha respetado el ancho de banda, pero requiere que tengas conocimientos basicos en redes o mucha paciencia para poder configurarlo.Se siente de buena calidad, practico y pequeño. Definitivamente si lo podria recomendar.
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