NETGEAR ProSAFE 48-port 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch, Purposely Designed for SMBs with Cost-Effective 10GBASET Connectivity and Advanced L2+/Layer 3 Lite As a leading provider of network equipment for SMBs, NETGEAR understands the importance of reliable and high performance networks. With the growth of virtualization, cloud-based services and applications like VoIP, video streaming and IP surveillance, SMB networks need to extend beyond simple reliability to higher speed and performance. The 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch series from NETGEAR presents the right solution for this requirement; delivering unprecedented non-blocking 10-Gigabit bandwidth at an affordable cost. As a new addition to the NETGEAR ProSAFE Second Generation of 10-Gigabit Copper Smart Managed Switches, the NETGEAR ProSAFE XS748T is a powerful Smart Managed Switch that comes with 44 ports of 10-Gigabit Copper connectivity plus 4 dedicated 10-Gigabit SFP+ Fiber. The XS748T 48-Port model builds upon the already successful XS712T and XS728T models that NETGEAR has lead the industry with. The NETGEAR 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switches are purposely designed as a cost-effective way to provide 10G connections to 10G-capable servers and NAS (Network Attached Storage) systems. They can be used at the center of a small business network leveraging NetGEAR ProSAFE S3300 Gigabit Smart Managed Switches with 10G uplinks, or as an aggregation / access switch in a larger organization including workgroup access, connecting to a 10-Gigabit NETGEAR ProSAFE Fully Managed Switch on one end and extending the 10G connections to the edge. The ProSAFE XS748T is ideal for expanding network capacity, removing performance bottlenecks and/or support of premise expansion needs. With comprehensive L2+/Layer 3 Lite features, the XS748T is designed to meet current and future needs on virtualization, converged network and mobility. Some of the main features include: - Advanced VLAN features such as protocol-based VLAN, MAC-based (Media Access Control) VLAN and 802.1x Guest VLAN - Advanced QoS (Quality of Service) with L2/L3/L4 awareness and 8 priority queues - Static Routing (IPv4 and IPv6) - Private VLAN - Dynamic VLAN assignment - IGMP and MLD snooping - Advanced security - IPv6 for management, QoS and ACL - Easy-to-use Web browser-based management GUI