NETGEAR 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Managed Network Switch (GS308E) - Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation

Product Information

The NETGEAR 8-port Gigabit unmanaged switch is a simple, dependable, and cost-effective way to expand network connections in homes and small offices. It is plug-and-play and has a tough metal case. What' is good in 10GBE both adapters and switches? For 16 and 24 port switches you are going to find the same: Netgear is so far beyond the competition, and so much cheaper than anything out there, that is amazes me that anyone else makes cheap unmanaged switches. Unless you need a cheap managed switch, there just are not any other real options on the market. It would be safe to say that GS308 has the largest memory buffer when compared to the other “network” switches that belong to the category of the same. The said switch boosts up your internet productivity and gives you an opportunity to split the network between multiple network devices. It offers a Gigabit connection and “fast” ethernet connection on every single port to ensure a super-fast internet connection on each connected device. Therefore, it’s the best choice for offices and large buildings.

So, whether you choose to connect a television, Wi-Fi router, laptop, or gaming console, you can enjoy a consistent and smooth connection with the GS108 switch. – Netgear GS108 vs GS108E Count on the leader in networking When it comes to home networking solutions, NETGEAR is the preferred brand.While the Netgear GS308 is only available as an unmanaged switch, the Netgear GS308E offers a Plus management type. V1.00.11has 3 firmware images. Each supports a different language for the device UI: English, German, and Japanese. The supported language is identified by the suffix of the image filename:

Yes, you can compare the above ethernet devices based on a variety of factors. However, the GS108 has already been compared against GS308 in the article above; here you’ll read about GS208 vs GS308. Be careful not to mix it up with the Reset button. The Reset button restarts the switch, it does not restore it to factory default settings. It may come as a surprise, but the only negative side of GS308 is that it doesn’t have support for Power over Ethernet (PoE). Let’s agree that it’s not a big con to focus on. – Netgear GS308 ReviewWith the ability to set up and configure QoS, the GS308E Gigabit switch can detect different types of network traffic and assign the desired priority to latency-sensitive traffic, such as voice and video. This helps improve the delivery quality of related applications such as VoIP, multimedia broadcasting, and video conferencing. Switch management If you press the Factory Default button too long, some switches change to recovery mode, signified by the LED light turning from green to amber. If this happens, power cycle the switch or press the Reset button to reboot the device. Through an intuitive graphical user interface, it delivers simple, dependable, and inexpensive plug-and-play connectivity to rapidly expand your business for workstations, servers, NAS storage, printers, and PCs with a solid metal design. The GS308E also features Energy Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) for optimal power savings and contains a 5-year warranty and 90-day support from NETGEAR.

Eventually, it forms a local area network or LAN. 3. Which Eight Port “Unmanaged” Switch Would You Recommend? GS108 and GS108E are quite similar to each other, with a few differences. The GS108 device has more width than GS108E. Moreover, GS108 is heavier than the GS108E, and you’ll notice that the depth of the former is less than the depth of the latter. However, the height of both of the devices is the same. Today’s growing businesses demand and rely more on their network to carry out mission-critical business activities. Companies are putting more network traffic and applications such as VoIP phones and IP cameras on their Ethernet infrastructure. It needs the network intelligence to separate the voice and video traffic from data, and prioritise them accordingly. However, companies do not necessarily have more money or advanced training to deal with complex managed switches. The NETGEAR GS308E switch meets this growing need by providing fundamental network features that will help optimise the performance of business networks. On top of the plug-N-play Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, this switch also offers essential networking features such as rate limiting and traffic monitoring. The GS308E has an exceptional value for businesses looking to add intelligence to their network beyond what unmanaged switches can provide. Prioritise voice/video By listening in on the IGMP conversation between hosts and routers, the GS308E switch can maintain a map as to which links need which IP multicast streams. The switch therefore will be able to forward multicast traffic only to the links that have asked for them and cut multicast traffic from links that do not contain a multicast listener. Essentially, IGMP snooping helps optimise multicast performance at Layer 2 and is especially useful for bandwidth-intensive IP multicast applications such as IPTV. Multicast efficiency Next, overall, video is the most demanding when it comes to traffic, and the average bitrate requirement for 4k streaming comes in somewhere around 15Mbit. Doing the math, that means an average 1Gbit connection could support about 60 concurrent streams. Your average home WON'T be doing that. Honestly, a small apartment complex wouldn't even hit that.

Reliability, performance and troubleshooting

The price of the Netgear GS308 is more affordable than that of the Netgear GS308E, which is more expensive. Furthermore, the availability of 24/7 support for the said switch makes it a better choice for the times when you can’t figure out the fault by yourself. – Netgear GS308 vs GS308E So, no matter how large is the office building, there is no need to worry about splitting the connection among the devices with this Eight- port Gigabit Ethernet Switch . – Pros of GS308 Now, who knows what the future will bring, perhaps some killer app might require that kind of bandwidth, but right now it's not here for the majority of the people. That doesn't mean that we should stop developing and investing in increased bandwidth, but right now 10GbE is a bit over the top for a home network. The main difference between Netgear GS108 and GS308 is that the GS108 is an older model than the GS308. Moreover, the former comes with a buffer speed as low as 128 KB, while the latest GS308 comes with a buffer speed of 1 MB. – Main Features and Price Differences