NETGEAR 10 Port 10 GB Switch, Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Switch (GS110MX) with 8 x 1G, 2 x 10G, Desktop/Rackmount, and ProSAFE Lifetime Protection, Black, Grey

Product Information

The XS505M and XS508M come with copper Ethernet 5-speed ports that provide either FastEthernet, 1-Gigabit, 2.5-Gigabit, 5-Gigabit or 10-Gigabit connectivity, as well as 1 SFP+ Fiber port with 1-Gigabit or 10-Gigabit connectivity. We took a picture of this area because Netgear also makes the GS110EMX switch. That switch is a managed unit and the controller is placed on this side of the PCB. That review is forthcoming. Netgear GS110EMX Management It's worth noting that the switch comes with a 110V-only power adapter. Specifically, the adapter can take power input of up to 120V. This is the first time I've seen an electronic that doesn't support world power output, ranging from 110V to 240V. The Netgear GS110EMX's included power adapter can handle power up to 120V, making it unusable outside America.

We wanted to do a performance comparison between this and the unmanaged version. We loaded ports and passed traffic through the switch trying to hit maximum speeds using a 10Gbase-T NAS as a target. Netgear GS110EMX Performance On the underside, the Netgear GS110EMX has two mounting holes and the label with the default access printed on it. The Netgear GS110MX does exactly what it says it will do. If you just need to stand up a small network that will have a few clients and handle all other features on the router/ firewall, then this works perfectly well. Performance is acceptable. Since the switch is both fanless and low power while having three different mounting options, it is extremely versatile in how it can be deployed.From the name alone, though, it seems Netgear has intended to make the GS110EMX more of a true Gigabit switch. The point is you will need a new power adapter if you want to use this switch in the EU or Asia and other parts of the world -- or you will fry the hardware. Since I travel a lot, I find Netgear's decision on this front is quite bothersome. FullName

System: Host: nas Kernel: 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Console: tty 3 Distro: Ubuntu 16.04 xenial First, the two heatsinks are the same as we found in the unmanaged version. These are the primary switch chips which is why they are the same. Netgear GS110EMX Internal 3Port trunking/ link aggregation (LAG) allows for increased throughput beyond 10G or to provide redundancy across the link(s) We really like the extremely small form factor of the Netgear GS110EMX and the fact that there are some very basic features one may want such as setting up port-based VLANs and having prioritized voice VLANs for IP phones. That is great in a small environment. A multitude of mounting options also helps the versatility of this switch. We tested power consumption on 120V power since that is common at the edge where these will be deployed in North America. In terms of actual power consumption we saw:

Clearly, if you already have a Multi-Gig router or switch, you want to use one of its two 10Gbps as the uplink connection. The Netgear GS110EMX's web interface has excellent context-based instructions. This is a very small unit that measures 236x102x27mm or 9.29×4.02×1.06 inches just like its unmanaged counterpart. The front of the switch has ten ports. Ports 1-8 are the 1GbE ports for the switch. These can also operate at 10/100 speeds for those who still utilize ancient network devices. Netgear GS110EMX Port View Front The GS110EMX is a compact desktop switch that has no internal fan -- it's silent, more the most part.It is unclear what the problem is, perhaps the switching tables are getting full and causing the switch to crash. Or maybe it does not have enough ram. Either way I do not trust this switch as part of critical infrastructure anymore. Gaming: These switches come with some game-related features for wired consoles, including low latency, port prioritization, and Quality of Service (QoS). Their response? Nothing. Just copy-pasted the warranty info to me a few times while ignoring everything I said and closed the case. As such, it's a well-made device. It's compact, and quiet with excellent Gigabit performance in my testing. There's also a great set of networking features, and the lifetime hardware guarantee is hard to beat.

Indeed, using a 10Gbps as uplink -- that's when you use it to hook the switch to a router or another switch -- you know for sure that all of its 8 Gigabit ports will deliver the full 1Gbps bandwidth when the switch connects to an existing 10Gbps network.

Final Words

Expand your network instantly, and give your devices either 100M, 1G, 2.5G, 5G or 10G automatically As mentioned above, out of the box, the Netgear GS110EMX works just like any unmanaged switch. Plug it into power, connect one of its ports to an existing network (another switch or a router) and you're all set. The GS110EMX 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switch with 2-Port 10G/Multi-Gig Uplinks has a very descriptive name -- yes, that whole thing is its full name. As you can see in the hardware specifications above, the switch can do multiple things, including QoS, creating VLAN, Port mirroring, and so on.