Getting started with the
NETGEAR
®
GS308P 8-Port PoE Gigabit
Ethernet Unmanaged Switch
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the key features of the GS308P?
•8copper10/100/1000MbpsRJ-45Ethernetports
•Ports1-4arePoE802.3afcapableofprovidingupto15.4Wper
port,andnottoexceed53WtotalacrossallactivePoEports
•LEDsforPower/PoEMax/PortSpeed
•AutoMDI/MDI-X
•802.3xFlowControl
•802.1pQoSandDSCP
•802.3azEnergyEcientEthernet(EEE)compliance
•Wall-mountable
2. What is 802.3az Energy Ecient Ethernet
(EEE) compliance?
802.3azisanIEEEstandard,whichallowsforlesspowerconsumption
duringperiodsoflowdataactivity.
3. Does the GS308P support jumbo frames?
Yes,itsupportsjumboframesupto9720bytes.
4. How many MAC address table entries does the
GS308P support?
4K.
5. What is Power over Ethernet (PoE) and how do I use it?
PoweroverEthernetusesEthernetcablestosupplypowertoother
PoEcapabledevicesonthenetwork,suchasWirelessAccessPoints,
IPcameras,VOIPphones,andotherswitches,etc.TheGS308Pisa
PowerSourcingEquipment(PSE)deviceandiscompliantwiththeIEEE
802.3afspecication.ItcansupplypowertoanyPoweredDevice(PD)
whichsupportsthissamestandard.Thisfeatureallowstheuserto
powerthesedeviceswithouttheneedforaseparatepowersupply
ortheneedforanelectricaloutletnearthePDdevice.
6. What is the maximum PoE power that the GS308P
can supply?
ThemaximumpowerthattheGS308PcandelivertoallPDsis53
Wattstotal,withamaximumpowertoeachportof15.4W.Supplied
powerisprioritizedaccordingtotheportnumber(i.e.Port1,followed
byPort2,andsoon)uptothetotalpowerbudgetofthedevice
(53W).Ifthepowerrequirementsfortheattacheddevicesexceeds
thetotalpowerbudget,thedeviceonthehighestportnumber(Port
4)withbedisabledtoensurethatthedevicesconnectedtothehigher
priorityports(Ports1-3)aresupportedrst.Itisimportanttonote
thatjustbecauseadeviceislistedasan802.3afPoEDevicedoesnot
necessarilymeanthatitrequiresthemaximumpower(15.4W)limitof
thespecication.Manydevicesrequireless,allowingallfourPoEports
tobeactivesimultaneously.
7. What is the PoE Max LED for?
ThePoEMaxLEDindicateshowmuchpowerisavailableforyourPD.
• “O”indicatesthereisatleast7WattsofPoEpoweravailable.
• “Solid Yellow”indicateslessthan7WattsPoEpowerisavailable.
• “Blinking Yellow”indicatesthePoEMaxLEDwasactiveinthe
previous2minutes.
8. What type of AC/DC power adapter does the GS308P use?
TheGS308PPoEswitchcomeswithanexternal48V/1.25A
AC/DCpoweradapter.
TheGS308Pisan8-portGigabitEthernetUnmanagedSwitchwith4portsPoE-capableand
inametalcase.AsanUnmanagedSwitch,itisplug-and-play,sothatonceitispoweredon
andcabledcorrectly,itwillimmediatelywork(i.e.itisnotcongurable).
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