NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
XS724EM/M4200-10MG-POE+ & MS510TXPP - Can't Force 1GB on MGig Ports for incompatible MR53E MGig AP
We own 3 Netgear MGig switches XS724EM / M4200-10MG-POE+ and MS510TXPP with any of these Switches if we attempt to plug in a Cisco Meraki MR53E AP (Supports MGig 2.5) the switch will show a 2.5G 'up...
Again for the records: There is nothing that stops the switch vendors from implementing a switch port from limiting the announced speed capabilities. Still, there must be autonegotiation handshake taking place - this is IEEE 802.3 mandatory for Gb and up. The IEEE person won't change this for Meraki. Configuring a MultiGig port to GbE (or only 2.5G or only 5G or only 10 G for the sake of it) is not similar to setting a MultiGig or Gb port to a fixed 100 or 10 Mb rate.
As the messenger here I understand you look for a solution - however it should be up to Meraki to properly work with standards compliant MultiGig ports on their AP product in question. Netgear does look into changing the specs and updating the switch firmware - but I doubt there is a high priority. That's the problem with vendors like Meraki (ref. MultiGig negotiation) or Ubiquity (ref. non-standard PoE, another pain) coming from a "closed" world.
Hi kevinfor2014，
Welcome to Netgear Community!
For the XS724EM，speed contain Auto/Disable/100M, cannot force 1G speed. Switch will auto negotiate speed for 1000M/2.5G.
If connect M4200-10MG-POE+(2.5G port) to XS724EM, the speed will link up with 2.5G.
If connect M4200-10MG-POE+(5G port) to XS724EM, the speed will link up with 5G.
Regards,
NETGEAR Employee.
The thing is that the IEEE standards does not allow to set a fixed speed - certainly on 1G, and most likely on the higher rates of 2.5G/5G/10G/ff, too. Even if "fixing" a port to 1G (ie. on a XS748T/XS728T), there is an auto negotiation mandatory - it's just that the port does only announce the 1G capability, and nothing else.
Indeed, Netgear has a little inconsistency in the UI controls over various switch model lines, I've just dropped an email to the product managers. Some other models indeed don't have a UI (or CLI) control to "fix" a GbE port to 1G.
NETGEAR Academy
Boost your skills with the Netgear Academy - Get trained, certified and stay ahead with the latest Netgear technology!
Join Us!
