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LathamsNick
Nov 01, 2022Tutor
Connect 2 Prosafe GS748TPS over 150m
Hi, I'm trying to determine the best way to connect 2 Prosafe GS748TPS over a distance of around 150m or so. I've determined over some of the posts here already that I need to get a couple ...
ErwinL
Sep 23, 2024NETGEAR Moderator
Hello SapSteve
And welcome to the NETGEAR Community! 🙂
According to the datasheet, the GS728TPS supports up to 4 fiber or copper connections. You can configure them as a LAG (Link Aggregation Group) to achieve better speeds across the ports, as a single port will still be limited to 1G speed, even on a fiber link
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/datasheet/en/GS728TS-GS728TPS-GS752TS-GS752TPS.pdf
Have a lovely day,
Erwin
Netgear Team
SapSteve
Sep 23, 2024Guide
Thanks for that, but I am already using 3x 1Gbs fibre paths in a LAG as my existing configuration, the only problem is that when I change configurations (especially those of VLANs) I need to log into and change settings on both switches, this should theoretically be easier if switches capable of stacking were used and thus behaved as a single virtual switch.
The fundamental question was that can GS728TPS switches be stacked with the relevant stacking ports populated with fibre tranceivers rather than by using a direct attach cable? And if it is possible and only a single connection existed would that be limited to 1Gbs rather than the 2.5Gbs allowed by using a direct attach cable, even if the fibre tranceiver module was capable of speeds higher than 1 Gbs, I assume it could be as none of your approved SFP fibre modules are rated for greater than 1Gbs and hence faster modules may not be supported even though the stacking ports themselves are obviously cable of 2.5Gbs.
- ErwinLJan 06, 2025NETGEAR Moderator
Your GS728TPS can be stacked. You may refer to the manual from page 7 onwards from the link below. You have option of two stacking ports to connect and these can be LAG for wider bandwidth. It is recommended to use direct attach cable AGC761 for stacking and for the supported SFP modules are the following:
AGC761 ---1m 1G/2.5G Direct Attach SFP Cable
AGM731F --1000BASE-SX SFP GBIC
AGM732F --1000BASE-LX SFP GBIC
AFM735 --100Base-FX SFP LC GBIChttps://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/GS728TPS/GS7xxTS_TPS_HIG_18Jan2012.pdf
Have a lovely day,
Erwin
Netgear Team
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