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Netgear GS724TP Smart Switch With 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ports and 2 Comb SFP Ports Smart Switch
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Nice Switch But LOUD Fans . Very nice switch. This is the heart of the CAT6 network in my new home. Speeds are super-fast and the PoE works great. I am only powering two devices right now, but the default configuration identified and correctly powered both of them. Web interface works great in IE8. Haven't tried it in other browsers. Don't know what Mr. Karn (other reviewer) is talking about. Web interface looks nice and works perfectly for me, and my browser doesn't report any errors. Interface offers very high level of configuration and monitoring.
The stock fans ar LOUD. Apparently this is a problem with almost every gigabit PoE switch on the market. This one is seriously loud. Too loud to use in any typical business environment, and definitely way too loud for installation in a residential environment. My data rack, including this switch, is in a little storage area under my stairs and behind the laundry closet. Even buried in there, the stock fans were so loud that I could hear them throughout half of my house. I am not exaggerating. That is the bad news. The good news is that the stock fans (there are three of them) can be easily replaced with your choice of quieter 40mm 3-pin fans. I replaced mine and totally solved this issue. Now the thing is virtually silent when you are sitting next to it, but it is still getting very good active cooling. Just make sure you choose a 40mm fan that runs at high enough RPM so that it won't trigger constant "not operational" warnings in the switch's logging functions. 3800 RPM should do it. Interestingly, in the course of opening up the unit to swap the fans, I never encountered one of those ominous stickers that says removal/opening voids warranty. The metal case opens up easily via clearly visible screws. Very easy to swap out the fans and reassemble the unit to cosmetic perfection.
This is an excellent switch save for the problem of the ridiculously loud fans. That problem is solvable. I rated it down one star from perfect for this reason.
Nice Switch But LOUD Fans . Very nice switch. This is the heart of the CAT6 network in my new home. Speeds are super-fast and the PoE works great. I am only powering two devices right now, but the default configuration identified and correctly powered both of them. Web interface works great in IE8. Haven't tried it in other browsers. Don't know what Mr. Karn (other reviewer) is talking about. Web interface looks nice and works perfectly for me, and my browser doesn't report any errors. Interface offers very high level of configuration and monitoring.
The stock fans ar LOUD. Apparently this is a problem with almost every gigabit PoE switch on the market. This one is seriously loud. Too loud to use in any typical business environment, and definitely way too loud for installation in a residential environment. My data rack, including this switch, is in a little storage area under my stairs and behind the laundry closet. Even buried in there, the stock fans were so loud that I could hear them throughout half of my house. I am not exaggerating. That is the bad news. The good news is that the stock fans (there are three of them) can be easily replaced with your choice of quieter 40mm 3-pin fans. I replaced mine and totally solved this issue. Now the thing is virtually silent when you are sitting next to it, but it is still getting very good active cooling. Just make sure you choose a 40mm fan that runs at high enough RPM so that it won't trigger constant "not operational" warnings in the switch's logging functions. 3800 RPM should do it. Interestingly, in the course of opening up the unit to swap the fans, I never encountered one of those ominous stickers that says removal/opening voids warranty. The metal case opens up easily via clearly visible screws. Very easy to swap out the fans and reassemble the unit to cosmetic perfection.
This is an excellent switch save for the problem of the ridiculously loud fans. That problem is solvable. I rated it down one star from perfect for this reason.
Netgear GS724TP ProSafe 24-Port 10/100/1000 Smart POE Switch Reviews
Works great . Currently using this switch for its POE capabilities to power 10 POE Cisco 504G VOIP phones, so far has been working flawlessly without any issues for about a month now. As other review has states it is a bit loud, but for the price, features and functionality, its well worth the value. Plus if you put it in a server closet, you're all set.
Works great . Currently using this switch for its POE capabilities to power 10 POE Cisco 504G VOIP phones, so far has been working flawlessly without any issues for about a month now. As other review has states it is a bit loud, but for the price, features and functionality, its well worth the value. Plus if you put it in a server closet, you're all set.
Cons Review
Not recommended due to buggy firmware . I cannot recommend this product. Although it looks great on paper -- every port supports PoE *and* 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet -- it is seriously crippled by extraordinarily buggy firmware. The web management interface is so broken as to be useless; you should essentially treat this device as though it were an unmanaged switch (ie., no VLANs, no ACLs, etc) and consider the price you will pay accordingly.
The unit has three small, high speed fans that are much too noisy for use in a home except perhaps in a garage, but I have been unable to find any comparable units that don't also have multiple fans.
Installing the latest firmware did not help. It helped a little to have half a dozen different web browsers on my computer (Safari, Opera, Firefox, Seamonkey, Camino, Chrome) as some management webpages might render on Opera but not Firefox, and others might render on Chrome but not Opera, and so on. But I kept running into a few pages that would not render or behave properly on ANY browser. E.g., my attempt to set up a VLAN ran into a brick wall as clicking the "apply" button had no effect on any browser I tried.
I sent one page to an online HTML verification service and got dozens of HTML protocol violations. That probably explains the rendering problems and the inconsistent results among browsers.
I should have shipped this piece of junk back for a refund while I could, but I foolishly believed that Netgear wouldn't let such buggy firmware go unfixed for very long. I was wrong.
The unit has three small, high speed fans that are much too noisy for use in a home except perhaps in a garage, but I have been unable to find any comparable units that don't also have multiple fans.
Installing the latest firmware did not help. It helped a little to have half a dozen different web browsers on my computer (Safari, Opera, Firefox, Seamonkey, Camino, Chrome) as some management webpages might render on Opera but not Firefox, and others might render on Chrome but not Opera, and so on. But I kept running into a few pages that would not render or behave properly on ANY browser. E.g., my attempt to set up a VLAN ran into a brick wall as clicking the "apply" button had no effect on any browser I tried.
I sent one page to an online HTML verification service and got dozens of HTML protocol violations. That probably explains the rendering problems and the inconsistent results among browsers.
I should have shipped this piece of junk back for a refund while I could, but I foolishly believed that Netgear wouldn't let such buggy firmware go unfixed for very long. I was wrong.
Feature Netgear GS724TP ProSafe 24-Port 10/100/1000 Smart POE Switch
- 802.3af PoE on 24 ports, with 192 watts total POE budget
- Management capabilities at affordable price
- 24 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing, Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- Easy-to-manage through web-based GUI
- 2 combo Gigabit copper/SFP slots for optional fiber connectivity
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Product Details
EAN : 0606449051414UPC : 606449051414
MPN : GS724TP-100NAS
Brand : Netgear
Weight : 11 pounds
Height : 5 inches
Length : 20 inches
Width : 15 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Format : CD
Hardware Platform : Pc
Manufacturer : Netgear
Model : GS724TP-100NAS
Operating System : Windows
Platform : Windows
Publisher : Netgear
SKU : 62540
Studio : Netgear
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