NETGEAR GS728TS Hardware Installation Guide

Chapter 2. Physical Description | 13
GS728TS, GS728TPS, GS752TS, and GS752TPS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide
The front panel contains the following:
• 24 RJ-45 connectors for 10/100/1000 Mbps autosensing Gigabit Ethernet switching ports.
• 2 combo ports (port 23 and 24) to support 10/100/1000 Mbps copper or 100M/1G optical
module.
• 2 dedicated SFP ports (port 25 and 26) to support 1G optical module.
• 2 dedicated SFP ports (port 27 and 28) to support 1G optical module (uplink) or 2.5G
stacking (via stacking cable).
• Up to two of these ports (ports 27 and 28) can alternatively be used as stacking ports
• Reset button to restart the device.
• Recessed default reset button to restore the device back to the factory defaults.
• Link, Speed, and Activity LEDs for each port.
• Power, Fan Status, Stack Master, and Stack ID LEDs.
Figure 3 illustrates the NETGEAR GS728TS Smart Switch back panel.
Power Connector
Figure 3. GS728TS Back Panel
The back panel contains a power connector.
GS728TPS Front-Panel and Back-Panel Configuration
The GS728TPS Smart Switch has 24 10/100/1000 Mbps PoE capable copper ports and 6
SFP fiber ports, 2 of which are combo ports. Up to two SFP ports (port 27 and 28) at a time
can be used as stacking ports.
Each port is capable of sensing the line speed and negotiating the duplex mode with the link
partner automatically.
Figure 4 illustrates the front panel of the NETGEAR GS728TPS Smart Switch.

NETGEAR GS728TS Specifications

General

Product Type	Managed Switch
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Switching Capacity	56 Gbps
MAC Address Table Size	16K
PoE	No
Power Supply	Internal
Layer	Layer 3
Operating Temperature	0 to 40 °C
Operating Humidity	90% Max (Non-Condensing)
Ports	28 (24 x 10/100/1000 Mbps + 4 x 1G/10G SFP+)
Forwarding Rate	41.7 Mpps
Jumbo Frame Support	9216 bytes
Dimensions	17.32 x 10.24 x 1.72 in (440 x 260 x 43.7 mm)