Key Features:

- RJ45 Ports: 24 x 10GBASE-T

- Fiber SFP+ (1000/10G) : 4 x SFP+ (dedicated)

- Form Factor: Rackmount (1U)

With the growth of virtualization, cloud-based services and applications like VoIP, video streaming and IP surveillance, SMB networks need to extend beyond simple reliability to higher speed and performance. ProSAFE 10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switches from NETGEAR, including the new XS728T, present the right solution for this requirement, delivering unprecedented non-blocking 10-Gigabit bandwidth at an affordable cost.

In addition to the essential set of network features that comes in all NETGEAR Smart Managed Switches, the ProSAFE XS728T provides comprehensive L2+/Layer 3 Lite features in order to meet customers' current and future needs on virtualization, converged networks, and mobility. Some of the main features include:

• Advanced VLAN features such as Protocol-based VLAN, MAC-based VLAN and 802.1x Guest VLAN
• Advanced QoS (Quality of Service) with L2/L3/L4 awareness and 8 priority queues including Q-in-Q
• Static Routing (both IPv4 and IPv6)
• Private VLAN
• Dynamic VLAN assignment
• IGMP and MLD snooping
• Advanced Security
• IPv6 support for management, QoS and ACL
• Easy-to-use web-based management GUI or PC-based Smart Control Center application for multi-switch deployment

"The ProSAFE XS728T Gigabit Smart Managed Switch worked flawlessly in our test," said John Paul Szkudlpaski, head of IT services for Birkenhead Sixth Form College in Claughton Village, Prenton, Wirral, U.K. "It went straight in as a production switch and my users didn't even know it was a beta switch. It ran our mission critical Hyper-V stack, in place of a fully managed switch."