Marketing description

NETGEAR 300 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switches provide easy, reliable, and affordable network connectivity for home and small offices. With these unmanaged plug-and-play switches, you can expand your network connections to multiple devices instantly.

Key selling points

• Auto-MDI/MDIX eliminates the need for crossover cables
• LED indicators for ease of use
• Energy-efficient technology for power savings
• Fanless design for silent operation (except GS348)
• Auto-negotiation for automatic connection at the highest common speed between switch and an end device
• Non-blocking switching architecture for maximum throughput at wire speed
• 802.1p QoS for traffic/frame prioritization
• Plug-and-play; no setup required
• Durable and rugged metal case
• Desktop or wall-mountable (5, 8, 16-port models); GS324 is desktop, wall-mountable, and rack-mountable (rack-mount kit included); GS348 is rackmountable (rack-mount kit included)
• Ideal for small office and home networks
• Standards-based technology ensures interoperability with any standards based devices in the existing network