Power, Fan, LED mode, PoE Max,
Link/Speed/ACT LEDs
10/100/1000M PoE capable Ethernet Ports
Combo and Dedicated
SFP Ports
Reset Button
and Stack Master LEDs
Factory
Defaults Button
Stack ID LED
Select Button
14 | Chapter 2. Physical Description
GS728TS, GS728TPS, GS752TS, and GS752TPS Smart Switch Hardware Installation Guide
Figure 4. GS728TPS Front Panel
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.
• Select button to change the working mode of the port LEDs with either PoE Mode or
Ethernet Mode.
• 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, LED mode, PoE Max, and Stack ID LEDs.
Figure 5 illustrates the NETGEAR GS728TPS Smart Switch back panel.
Power Connector
Figure 5. GS728TPS Back Panel
The back panel contains a power connector.