Netgear SW502

Netgear SW502 ... switch provides up to six RJ-45 ports. Both switches have a 10/100 Mbps port that creates a high-throughput connection to a backbone or server. In addition to partitioning an overloaded network, these switches provide a link between traditional 10BASE-T and the faster 100BASE-TX networks. The switches can be configured to operate in either full-duplex or half-duplex data transfer mode to support the interconnection requirements of other high-speed devices.

As a device functioning on the media access control (MAC) layer, the Model SW502 and Model SW507 switches are protocol-independent, and are compatible with IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, TCP/IP, NetWare, DECnet, and XNS protocols. They can be easily configured in most environments as a standalone device to form a workgroup consisting of two to seven subnetworks or workstations, as a simple twisted-pair LAN, or as a multiport bridge. With its low port-to-port latency and high-forwarding efficiency, the Ethernet switches can also be connected to other switching hubs.