TRENDnet 5-Port GREENnet Switch (5 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX RJ-45 Ports) TE100-S50g (Black Metal)

by TRENDnet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 2.6 inches ; 9.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002EP30EM
• Item model number: TE100-S50G
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #23 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Switches
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 21, 2009

Product Description

Capacity: 5-Port GREENnet

From the Manufacturer

The compact 5-Port 10/100Mbps GREENnet Switch (model TE100-S50g) provides improved bandwidth performance, ease of use and reliability, all while reducing power consumption by up to 40%*.

GREENnet technology automatically adjusts power voltage as needed, resulting in substantial energy savings.  Embedded GREENnet technology works right out of the box with no management requirement.

Boost your office efficiency and reduce network congestion with a total switching capacity of 1Gbps with Full-Duplex Mode. Plug and Play this sturdy metal switch for reliable high-speed network connectivity.

*Max power savings compared with standard TRENDnet switches.

Key Features

• 5 x 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation, Auto-MDIX Ethernet ports
• GREENnet technology reduces power consumption when:
1. Ethernet port is not in use
2. Connected device is turned off
3. Connected device is in power-saving mode
4. Based on Ethernet cable length
• Compliant with IEEE 802.3/IEEE 802.3u standards
• 1Gbps switching fabric
• Store-and-Forward switching architecture with non-blocking wire-speed performance
• IEEE 802.3x flow control support
• Provides 1k MAC address entries
• Compliant with Windows, Linux, and Mac Operating Systems
• Sturdy metal housing
• Diagnostic LEDs
• Plug & Play installation
• 3-year limited warranty

What's in the Box
TE100-S50g, Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide, Power adapter (7.5V DC, 1A)

Warranty
3-year limited warranty

Full Specifications

Hardware: Standards IEEE 802.3 10Base-T  IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX  IEEE 802.3x Flow Control Network Media Ethernet: UTP/STP Cat. 3, 4, 5 up to 100m Fast Ethernet: UTP/STP Cat. 5, 5e, 6 up to 100m Data Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps/20Mbps (Half/Full-Duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps/200Mbps (Half/Full-Duplex) Protocol / Topology CSMA/CD, Star Power Consumption 2.1W (max.) Switch Fabric 1Gbps forwarding capacity Interface 5 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX RJ-45 ports Data RAM Buffer 384Kbits Filtering Table 1K entries Diagnostic LED Power, Link/ACT, 100Mbps Power Adapter 7.5V DC, 1A external power adapter Dimensions 116 x 25 x 70mm (4.57 x 0.98 x 2.76 in.) Weights 225g (7.8 oz) Temperature Operating: 0° ~ 40° C (32° ~ 104° F) Storage: -10° ~ 70° C (14° ~ 158° F) Humidity Operating: 10%~90% (non-condensing) Storage: 5%~90% (non-condensing) Certifications CE, FCC

Product Description

The compact 5-Port 10/100Mbps GREENnet Switch (model TE100-S50g) provides improved bandwidth performance, ease of use and reliability, all while reducing power consumption by up to 40%. GREENnet technology automatically adjusts power voltage as needed, resulting in substantial energy savings. Embedded GREENnet technology works right out of the box with no management requirement. Boost your office efficiency and reduce network congestion with a total switching capacity of 1Gbps with Full-Duplex Mode. Plug and Play this sturdy metal switch for reliable high-speed network connectivity.

Manufacturer: TRENDnet
Manufacturer Part Number: TE100-S50G
Manufacturer Website Address:
Brand Name: TRENDnet
Product Model: TE100-S50G
Product Name: 5-Port 10/100Mbps GREENnet Switch
Product Type: Ethernet Switch
Number of Ports: 5
Fast Ethernet Port: Yes
Interfaces/Ports: 5 x RJ-45 10/100Base-TX LAN
Manageable: No
Input Voltage: 7.5 V DC
Dimensions: 0.98" Height x 4.57" Width x 2.76" Depth
Weight (Approximate): 7.80 oz
Package Contents:

GREENnet Ethernet Switch

Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide

Power adapter

Standard Warranty: 5 Year Limited

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great switch - truely plug n play, but useless documentation, July 4, 2010

By 

John F. Huesman "QPhysics" (Osgood, Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TRENDnet 8-Port GREENnet Switch (8 x 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ-45 ports) TE100-S80g (Black Metal) (Personal Computers)

This switch is great. I've been working with computers and networking since the early 90's (anyone else remember Mosaic?), and I've had to deal with a lot of switches that required manually setting every little thing in order to get it to work - and of course every type of router you were connecting the switch to required different settings.
This switch is absolutely plug-n-play. If your broadband (cable, DSL) router is filled up and you need to add another network device, you cannot go wrong with this switch.

The documentation is horrible, perhaps even a bit misleading. In the troubleshooting section, it says something about the switch not being designed to allow more than one computer to access the internet. Well, that's technically true...you can't just have a switch and really do anything with it...but if you have broadband access, you have a router (technically, that box on your desk is a router plus a 4-port switch) so that is already taken care of.

So...here's the details on how to get all your computers, network printers, network storage, game consoles, blu-ray players, etc. to talk to each other and the internet. Be sure to follow these instructions exactly...

1. Turn off all your computers, printers, etc., and the broadband router.
2. Unplug something (anything, it doesn't matter what, but I usually use port 1) from the broadband router.
3. Run a short ethernet cable between the port on the router you just freed up and ANY port on the switch.
4. Plug the thing you just unplugged and everything new into the switch.
5. Plug the switch AC adapter into the wall and the back of the switch.
6. Turn everything back on.

THAT'S IT! How could it get any easier than that?
I think TRENDnet is really missing a selling point here by not stressing how easy this switch is to add to your existing network!

I don't know, and honestly I'm not going to try and measure, how much energy is actually saved by the graduated power sent to the ports based on cable length, but I think it's a nice feature to shut down power to a port if the device is idle for long periods of time.

So far, I can't think of a single bad thing to say about this switch. When I first pulled it out of the box, I thought it was a bit light (even though it is made out of metal and not cheap-o plastic) to stay on the desk when 8 cables are plugged into it...but then I noticed that they even included a square of velcro to attach to the desk and switch so it wouldn't move around.

Summary: if you need to expand the number of ports in your network, buy this switch.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple, compact solution to sharing Internet, June 16, 2011

By 

Kay Hayes "knitting ninja" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TRENDnet 5-Port GREENnet Switch (5 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX RJ-45 Ports) TE100-S50g (Black Metal) (Personal Computers)

I needed to find a solution to connect my stereo gear to the internet because some of the new equipment required internet connection to stream audio/video and to update the hardware. This TRENDnet switch works flawlwssly. The best points:

- It is very small and hides well behind all of the stereo equipment.
- It only gives full power to occupied ports to save energy.
- brainless setup
- sturdy build with a metal case

I just plugged the internet connection from my DSL router into port one and everything else into the other ports and I was good to go.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, January 8, 2011

By 

Deoren (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TRENDnet 8-Port GREENnet Switch (8 x 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation RJ-45 ports) TE100-S80g (Black Metal) (Personal Computers)

I was given one of the 5 port models of this switch about eight years ago and even though it already had a few quirks (had to be powered off/on occasionally), it served well for my needs.

I recently replaced it with this model and haven't had any issues. Unbox, connect cables and power on. Not much more to it than that. The casing is tough and pretty small. It sits on a shelf beneath my desk next to my xDSL modem. Would definitely buy again.

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