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s16454
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Jun 22, 2019

Connecting GS510TPP PoE Switch not using SFP Port

I got a great deal on a used PoE switch (Netgear Pro Safe GS510TPP) to network IP security cameras. Switch will be located in a closet and connected to home router via Cat6 approx 40 feet away. The switch has eight RJ45 and two SFP ports.

 

My question is: to connect the switch to home router, do I have to use one of the SFP ports with an ethernet transceiver, or can I just connect a Cat6 to one of the 8 RJ45 ports on the switch? The instructions are not very clear. Is there any benefit to using the SFP port over the RJ45 to connect?

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  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Jun 22, 2019

    > [...] GS510TPP [...]

     

       More appropriate forum:

     

          https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/bd-p/business-smart-plus-click-switches

     

    Too fancy for me, but...

     

    > [...] and two SFP ports.

     

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form-factor_pluggable_transceiver

     

       Used for optical fiber, not typical copper Ethernet.

     

    > [...] can I just connect a Cat6 to one of the 8 RJ45 ports on the
    > switch?

     

       That's what I'd do.


    > [...] The instructions are not very clear. [...]

     

       Which "The instructions"?  Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in
    your model number, and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual and
    the Hardware Installation Guide (et al.).  In the Hardware Installation
    Guide, look for "Optional Step 6: Install SFP Transceiver Modules".  I'd
    guess that this part applies to you:

     

          [...] If you do not want to install an SFP module, skip this
          procedure.