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Curios What Does FVS Mean?
While this is not necessarily a problem, it is more of a curiosity. If anyone has any references, I would appreciate it. I am curious what the model naming convention is for FVS318N, or Netgear ...
I've been a user of Netgear products for a while (the bay network days), and they used to be much more consistent. The SRX5308 seems to be mostly marketing to hearken to the FVX538 which it replaced, but here's the breakdown (from the olden days). Most of the conventions, particularily case size, are still used today:
F = Firewall
V = VPN Capable
S = Less than Wireline speed
3 = Case size 3 (a large desktop unit)
1 = Single WAN
8 = Eight LAN
You can also see it on the FVS114, FVS124G, et cetera.
The FVX538 breaks down to:
F = Firewall
V = VPN Capableg
X = Wireline routing
5 = Case size 5 (a small rackmount unit)
3 = Multiple WAN
8 = Eight LAN
FVS338:
F = Firewall
V = VPN Capable
S = Less than wireline
3 = Case size 3
3 = Multiple WAN (Ethernet + modem)
8 = Eight LAN
JGS524:
J = Preserves 802.1q tags
G = Gigabit
S = Switch
5 = Case size 5
24 = 24 ports
The letters after the number came later:
GS724T:
G = Gigabit
S = Switch
7 = Case size 7 (Medium rackmount)
24 = 24 Ports
T = Smart
Awesome stuff! Now all the netgear unit model numbers I have make sense. Plus, I'll now know the specs just from the model number--pretty smart imo!
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