TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Switch (5 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation, Auto-MDIX Gigabit Ethernet Ports) TEG-S50g (Black Metal)

by TRENDnet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 2.7 inches ; 15.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QUA6R0
• Item model number: TEG-S50G
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #7 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Switches
  • #8 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Networking Products > Hubs
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Size: 5-Port

From the Manufacturer

The compact 5-Port Gigabit GREENnet Switch provides high bandwidth performance, ease of use and reliability, all while reducing power consumption by up to 70%.

GREENnet technology automatically adjusts power voltage as needed, resulting in substantial energy savings.

Boost your office efficiency and eliminate network congestion with Gigabit speeds and total switching capacity of 10Gbps 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 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation, Auto-MDIX Gigabit 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
• Store-and-Forward switching architecture with non-blocking wire-speed performance
• IEEE 802.3x Flow Control for full-duplex mode
• Back pressure Flow Control for half-duplex mode
• Integrated address look-up engine with an 8K absolute MAC address table and 128KBytes RAM data buffering
• Operates and maximizes packet filtering and forwarding rate
• Physical layer port polarity detection and correction
• IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet and GREENnet technology
• Jumbo Frame support up to 9216Bytes
• Sturdy metal housing
• Diagnostic LEDs and Plug & Play
• 3-year limited warranty

What's in the Box
TEG-S50g, Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide, Power Adapter (5V DC, 1A)

Warranty
3-year limited warranty

Full Specifications

Hardware: Standards IEEE 802.3 10Base-T; IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T; IEEE 802.3x Flow Control; IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet Network Media Ethernet: Cat. 3,4,5, up to 100m Fast Ethernet: Cat. 5, up to 100m Gigabit Ethernet: Cat. 5, 5e,6, up to 100m Data Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps/20Mbps (half/full-duplex) Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps/200Mbps (half/full-duplex) Gigabit Ethernet: 2000Mbps (full-duplex) Protocol / Topology CSMA/CD, Star Power Consumption 3 Watts (max) Switch Fabric 10Gbps forwarding capacity Interface 5 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-MDIX RJ-45 ports Data RAM Buffer 128KBytes Filtering Table 8K entries Jumbo Frame Support 9216Bytes Diagnostic LEDs Power, Link/ACT, Speed Power Adapter 5V DC, 1A external power adapter Dimension 116 x 25 x 70mm (4.57 x 0.98 x 2.76 in.) Weight 225 g (7.8 oz) Temperature Operating: 0° ~ 40° C (32° ~ 104° F) Storage: -10° ~ 70° C (14° ~ 158° F) Humidity Max. 90% (non-condensing) Certifications FCC, CE

Product Description

The compact 5-Port Gigabit GREENnet Switch provides high bandwidth performance, ease of use and reliability, all while reducing power consumption by up to 70%. GREENnet technology automatically adjusts power voltage as needed, resulting in substantial energy savings. Boost your office efficiency and eliminate network congestion with Gigabit speeds and total switching capacity of 10Gbps with Full-Duplex Mode. Plug and Play this sturdy metal switch for reliable high-speed network connectivity.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely fantastic zero-config switch, June 5, 2010

By 

Alan Hogan (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Switch (5 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation, Auto-MDIX Gigabit Ethernet Ports) TEG-S50g (Black Metal) (Personal Computers)

I'm in shock with how flawlessly and easily this device works.

I already have a mildly complicated network set up, with cable internet going to a wireless 802.11n-only router which also has four ports connecting to rooms throughout the house; another router is dedicated to broadcasting in 802.11b/g and offering AirTunes functionality (it receives music broadcast over the network). I purchased this device to allow two computers in one room to connect to the network & Internet via ethernet.

Little did I realize how simple it would be.

All I had to do was connect (any!) port on this TrendNet switch to the wall Ethernet connector and (any!) other ports on the device to the two computers in the room. Both computers immediately joined the network and had Internet connectivity. As expected, the device indicated the two local computers had gigabit connectivity, but only 100MBps connectivity to the main router (the in-wall wiring is not Gigabit-capable).

Besides its zero-config juju, I also really like the little rubber feet on the device; its solid-feeling metal build; its very informative LEDs; and its blazing speed.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid performance in my home network, March 20, 2011

By 

Paul Gifford (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Switch (5 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation, Auto-MDIX Gigabit Ethernet Ports) TEG-S50g (Black Metal) (Personal Computers)

I bought two of these TRENDnet switches (a 5 port and an 8 port) when I upgraded our home network from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps speed. I'm very happy with their performance and stability. I haven't had to think of them once since connecting them to the network. Both switches are connected to a D-Link DIR-655 Router: one with 100 feet of CAT-6 cable and the other with 25 feet.

This switch isn't very large - about the size of a paperback book. I've uploaded a picture to the product page to give you an idea of its relative size. The measurement from our Kill A Watt meter agrees with what others have already noted; this switch uses very little power. The lights on the front are helpful: green indicates a 1 Gbps connection while amber means a 100 Mbps connection.

To get a measure of speed through the switch I copied a 26 GB file between two computers connected to the same switch using drag and drop in Windows Explorer. Average speed for the transfer was 102 MB/sec. That was before enabling jumbo frames on the source and target computers.

This router supports jumbo frames up to 9216 bytes. In real world performance I achieved best performance with the computers configured for 4k frames. Between two Windows 7 64-bit computers I averaged 114 MB/sec tranferring the 26 GB file. Between a Windows 7 computer and a Windows Home Server (version 1) I averaged 109 MB/sec.

To enable jumbo frame support in Windows, right-click on Computer and select Manage. Click on Device Manager, open Network Adapters, right-click on your adapter and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab select Jumbo Frame and choose an appropriate value. Note this only applies to wired adapters; wireless connections don't support jumbo frames.

I've got absolutely no complaints about this switch. It's a great value and perfect for our home network.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This device solved my AV network problem, July 6, 2011

By 

Gary Keene "Eclectic Reader" (Carlsbad, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: TRENDnet 5-Port Unmanaged Gigabit GREENnet Switch (5 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-Negotiation, Auto-MDIX Gigabit Ethernet Ports) TEG-S50g (Black Metal) (Personal Computers)

This router solved a digital interference problem that occurred when I plugged network AV devices into the network port of my uVerse set-top box.

I had been using a powerline network adapter to connect internet to my network enabled DVD player, TV and home theater PC (HTPC). For video, powerline networking is a slow connection, even though this powerline adapter was advertised as good for video. However, I frequently saw that my streaming Netflix was dropping back to a low bandwidth connection because the powerline network adapter couldn't provide the bandwidth required to stream HD from Netflix.

Recently I subscribed to AT&T uVerse, and I discovered that the uVerse set-top box had a network output port. So I plugged the HTPC into that, did some DSL speed tests and discovered that the uVerse network connection was a lot faster than the powerline adapter. Apparently the uVerse box gets it's internet connection via the video coax cable.

So I ordered the TrendNet router just to split the internet signal from the uVerse box to all three audio/video devices. A gigabit switch is overkill for that purpose, but the price was right, and it's nice to have technical headroom as well as some future-proofing.

While waiting for the router to arrive, I left my HTPC connected directly to the network port on the uVerse box. Soon I was disappointed to find that as long as the computer was connected to that uVerse port, I would often get digital interference (giant pixelation) on the TV shows I was watching or recording in the uVerse set top box. "Uh-oh," I thought, "This probably means the TrendNet router is going to create the same kind of digital interference. The uVerse documentation doesn't mention using the network port as a local internet connection, so maybe it's not really meant to be used that way." I ended up disconnecting all devices from the uVerse network port, because every device did cause interference in the uVerse signal. (It's possible there was something defective in the uVerse box, of course. I didn't pursue that with AT&T, probably should have.)

Well, I received the TrendNet router. I wasn't going to return it because I knew I could use it elsewhere in the house. However, I decided on a whim to try it as a router on the back of that uVerse box. It worked! I was able to hook up all three devices to the network with the TrendNet as the "buffer" router between the uVerse box and the AV devices. I've never seen the digital interference again, and my streaming Netflix movies always connect at the highest HD bandwidth.

So, I don't know what magic is inside this TrendNet router that solves the digital interference problem, but I'm happy that it did. I've been using it for 2 months now with no problem.

Installation required no drivers - I just plugged in everything and it worked perfectly. The sturdy metal enclosure is good because the router tends to get shoved into the back of the cabinet and gets things piled on top of it, so it is handling a lot of physical abuse.

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