The ProSafe® Gigabit Stackable Smart Switch family is unique in delivering the scalability, reliability,
and performance growing small and medium-sized businesses need in an affordable and easy-tomanage package. The NETGEAR Second Generation of these Stackable Smart Switches consists
of 4 models in 28/52-port configuration with or without PoE option. They come with more port
density and a total of 6 SFP ports for fiber connectivity. Among them, 2 are shared, and the other
4 are dedicated for either stacking or uplinks. This new generation of Stackable Smart Switches
offers more flexibility and scalability that will make it easier and non-interruptive for growing
businesses to expand their network capacity
The new generation of Stackable Smart Switches use 2 dedicated dual-purpose ports in the front
of the switch for stacking or uplink. The stacking function offers a 10 Gbps, dual-ring, highly
redundant stacking bus that carries intra-stack traffic and provide the highest level of resilience,
allowing you to stack up to six switches or up to 300 10/100/1000 Mbps ports, forming a virtual
chassis for easy management under a single IP address. This stacking technology also provides
several high-availability features to ensure business continuity:
- Resiliency: Due to redundant stacking port connections, there is an automatic fail-over in case
any switch in the stack fails, with rapid reconfiguration, thus preventing network downtime - Hot-swappable: All switches in the stack are hot-swappable, and can be integrated or removed
without disrupting the network
