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GS308 Unmanaged Switch Port Speed
I have 5 ethernet connections to the subject switch and all attachments are working as expected. However all port lights are green indicating 1Gb capability. Two of the attached devices are not ca...
Hi,
Sorry. It's our mistake.
GS308 port LED supports single color only. So, the LED is alwary green when it's on.
The information in IG is correct, but it's wrong in switch front panel.
Also, it's not belong to S350 series.
We have corrected it in October.
The image I sent is a picture of the front of the GS308 with the following language above the 8 ports...
Green=1000M, Yellow=100M/10M, Blink=ACT
The 8 LEDs could include a green and yellow element.
Thoughts?
From what I see this looks like a S350 Series 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch GS308T enclosure. This model has one LED only, and the manual says it should differentiate green and amber based on the link speed, indeed.
What exactly does the product label and printing show?
In case this is a GSxxxE or GSxxxT, you might want to try the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool (NSDT) - well possible there could be a firmware update available then.
The front panel of the switch says it is a GS308 S350 Series switch. In the middle of the front panel it says...
Green=1000M, Yellow=100M/10M, Blink=Act. The serial # on the box that the switch came in is 5UR1055HA37F1.
The box says it is model GS308-300PAS. When the Netgear Switch Discovery Tool is run it says "no switches found
on your local network using current connection". In operation, the switch appears to be fully functional with the exception
of its potential ability to detect the speed capability of connected devices. I cannot find any reference on the Netgear website
to an available firmware update for this device. Thoughts?
Marynel please chime in. Install guide and the printing on the product does provide conflicting information.
Any word on this? I'm having the same problem.
bobpak wrote:The front panel of the switch says it is a GS308 S350 Series switch. In the middle of the front panel it says...
Green=1000M, Yellow=100M/10M, Blink=Act. The serial # on the box that the switch came in is 5UR1055HA37F1.
The box says it is model GS308-300PAS.
I'm completely lost here. "GS308" and the model "GS308-300PAS" clearly indicate a non-managed switch.
S350 Series switches exist (as per www.netgear.com as well as per netgear.com/support/ just enter S350) as Smart Managed Pro variants only, so e.g. a GS308T S350 Series as GS308T-100NAS GS308TP-100PES ... (and some more) market specific package models.
Have checked a GS308-PES (the European variant) in a shop today, no word of "S350 Series" and with the IMHO correct description for a green LED only. The LED appears to be a plain green one, too.
So either there is a S350 chip series based variant available in other markets, or the manufacturer has mixed the silk screen printing and QA was on a Covid avoidance break in the home office.
bobpak wrote:When the Netgear Switch Discovery Tool is run it says "no switches found on your local network using current connection". In operation, the switch appears to be fully functional with the exception of its potential ability to detect the speed capability of connected devices. I cannot find any reference on the Netgear website to an available firmware update for this device.
At least this confirms it's unlikely a Smart Managed Plus/Pro version.
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