Take Gigabit to the Desktop
NETGEAR’s JGS500 Gigabit Switch Series gives your office network a megaboost of speed and capacity that is within your budget. With up to 48 Gbps of bandwidth, these 16- and 24-port switches can blast 2000 Mbps per port while their affordable prices enable you to put them everywhere. Use it to take Gigabit Ethernet directly to the desktop! Standards-based for easy integration of 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps devices, these unmanaged, rack-mountable switch feature 10/100/1000 automatic speed and full/half-duplex sensing plus Auto Uplink™ on every port. Users can take advantage of the their ability to deliver large amounts of multimedia, image, and video information in no time at all. Ideal for workgroups, labs, departments, or growing offices looking for oustanding performance at a low price.

High Capacity
1000 Mbps speeds and a switching capacity of up to 48 Gbps meet the performance needs for even the most bandwidth-hungry applications. The JGS500 series are perfect for graphics, multimedia, and other applications that have to move large files across the network quickly.

Affordable
Aggressive prices enable your workgroup, department or small network to ramp up to Gigabit speeds, even all the way to the desktop.

Flexible
Each port is equipped with automatic speed and duplex sensing, plus Auto Uplink to adjust for straight-through or crossover cables to make the right link. Standards-based design makes it easy to combine 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps devices on your network.

Convenient
Easy to set up and easy to use, these unmanaged switches have per port LED's for effortless network monitoring. Compact enough for desktop but comes with a rack mount kit. Compatible with PC, Macintosh, Linux, and Unix operating systems.

Network Ports

• 24 10/100/1000 Mbps twisted-pair RJ-45 ports

Performance

• Switching bandwidth: 48 Gbps
• Forward rate (1000 Mbps port): 1,480,000 packets per sec
• Forward rate (100 Mbps port): 148,000 packets per sec
• Forward rate (10 Mbps port): 14,800 packets per sec
• Latency (1000 to 1000 Mbps): 20 μs max
• Packet Buffer Memory: 2 Mb
• MAC address database: 8,000
• Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 87,600 hours
• Acoustic Noise: 40 dB

Power Consumption

• 100~240V; 50-60Hz; plug is localized to country of sale
• 40W max

Standards Compliance

• IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3x Flow Control

Status LEDs

• Unit: power
• Per network port: Link, Activity, Speed

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions (h x w x d): 43 x 330x 207 mm (1.7 x 13 x 8.2 in)
• Weight: 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs)

Environmental Specifications

• Operating temperature: 0 to 50° C (32 to 122° F)
• Operating humidity: 90% maximum relative humidity, noncondensing
• Storage temperature: -20 to 70° C (-4 to 158º F)
• Storage humidity: 10 to 95% Relative Humidity

Electromagnetic Compliance

• CE mark, commercial
• FCC Part 15 Class A
• VCCI Class A
• EN 55022 (CISPR 22), Class A,
• EN 50082-1,
• EN 55024
• C-Tick

Safety Agency Approvals

• UL listed (UL 1950)/cUL
• IEC950/EN60950

Warranty

• NETGEAR Lifetime Warranty†

Package Contents

• 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (JGS524)
• Power adapter
• Installation guide
• Rack-mount kit
• Warranty/Support information card

†Lifetime warranty for product purchased after 05/01/2007. For product purchased before 05/01/2007, warranty is 2 years.