Customer Reviews

Netgear ProSafe 48-Port Gigabit Smart Switch (GS748TNA)

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One thing to watch out for on these switches - Amazon seems to have stock of several older versions (firmware). Make sure to download and update to 3.03 (current) or you'll be wondering if you even got the right switch.

Be sure, also, to set the IP address on these switches *before* you plug in workstations/printers/etc.. I was in too much of a hurry and was tearing my hair out wondering why clients were randomly dropping.

If I had bothered to read the docs (again, too much attention paid to getting it done quick) I would have seen that the switches had the same IP address and the problems I was encountering had a logical reason - wouldn't have had to diagnose cabling/termination/etc. wasting time.

For what it's worth, the VLAN/trunking features are nice additions and I typically don't have clients where this is useful, I've found it useful at my most recent job where I have about a half dozen IP cameras. VLANing those keeps the available throughput to my client's network segmented and not stomped on. We'll see if the VLAN actually works well in the following weeks/days. I'm a bit suspicious that a switched priced at this level would actually work as advertised with the VLAN feature. Hopefully I'll be impressed.

But anyhow, so far so good. There is a noted improvement in throughput over the old network (100 Full duplex) with the new gigabit cabling and switches.

The switches were easy to set up and didn't have features that were confusing to set up. Simple. No IOS to program, all web based and stable.

I needed a 48 port gig switch to accompany a already growing network. This fit the price and feature point nicely. I have tied this in with a couple of Cisco 3750 metros and it hums nicely. Vlans, trunks and all features work well. GUI is a bit static - but easy to navigate.

Best thing is the switch just hums (and loud) and passes the packets like it should. I recommend this highly for anyone looking to upgrade from a 10/100 install to add a bit faster gig across the board.

Sure its not going to give you line rate gig - but hey its cheap and it keeps the packets flowing. I recommend this highly for both tech installs and those of you that want speed, port aggregation and features enhancements above and beyond the basics.

I bought this for my home network since I outgrew my 24port switch. This switch is very nice for the price. Since its a smart switch, it gives you so much power over your network. VLANing, QOS, it even has some "green" features to turn off unused network ports.

It's a lot of switch for a small amount of money. Since installing it about a month ago, it's run without a hitch. I have only two hesitations in this purchase: 1) The fans are noisy, so it is best installed in a room somewhere other than where people work. 2) I have had some problems in the past with smaller Netgear switches. They have had a tendency to get zapped during lightning storms (while other manufacturers' switches weren't affected). Netgear will replace them for the cost of shipping the old one back, but you have to go through Indian-based tech support which is trained to make you feel like an blithering idiot and takes about an hour for what should be a 5-minute phone call.

i requested that the package be shipped within 2 days and im glad it did come fast. its exactly what we needed.

Purchased GS748Tv3 in 2010. Noticed one of the 3 fans stopped turning, and Netgear sent a replacement, a GS748Tv4. Both units worked well, and even with one fan failing, the v3 unit also worked 100%. These units stay "on" 24/7/365, and it's amazing how it just works and works.

The new firmware in v4 indicates status of the fan, whereas there was no such indicator in v3.

For what you pay, these are a good value, especially for a weekend networking warrior. It's a smart switch, but not fully managed. It's almost plug-and-play. Follow directions and you should not have any problems.

If you are buying one of these, make sure you are getting the latest version.

Amazon did a great job of shipping the items in a timely fashion. product was easily installed, everything seems to be running great Thank you.