NETGEAR JGS500 Specification Sheet Download Page 1

JGS500 Series

16- and 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switches

10/100/1000 Mbps

Take Gigabit to the Desktop

NETGEAR’s JGS500 Gigabit Switch Series gives your office network a megaboost of speed and

capacity that is within your budget. With up to 48 Gbps of bandwidth, these 16- and 24-port

switches can blast 2000 Mbps per port while their affordable prices enable you to put them

everywhere. Use it to take Gigabit Ethernet directly to the desktop! Standards-based for easy

integration of 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps devices, these unmanaged, rack-mountable switch

feature 10/100/1000 automatic speed and full/half-duplex sensing plus Auto Uplink™ on

every port. Users can take advantage of the their ability to deliver large amounts of multime-

dia, image, and video information in no time at all. Ideal for workgroups, labs, departments,

or growing offices looking for oustanding performance at a low price.

1000 Mbps speeds and a switching capacity of up to 48 Gbps meet the performance needs for even
the most bandwidth-hungry applications. The JGS500 series are perfect for graphics, multimedia,
and other applications that have to move large files across the network quickly.

Aggressive prices enable your workgroup, department or small network to ramp up to Gigabit
speeds, even all the way to the desktop.

Each port is equipped with automatic speed and duplex sensing, plus Auto Uplink to adjust for
straight-through or crossover cables to make the right link. Standards-based design makes it easy 
to combine 10, 100, and 1000 Mbps devices on your network. 

Easy to set up and easy to use, these unmanaged switches have per port LED's for effortless network
monitoring. Compact enough for desktop but comes with a rack mount kit. Compatible with PC,
Macintosh, Linux, and Unix operating systems.

High Capacity

Affordable

Flexible

Convenient

• Help is there when you need it! 

NETGEAR provides 24x7 
technical support* in English, 
with selected local language 
support during office hours.

FVS328 ProSafe™ VPN
Firewall with Dial Back-up

JGS524 24-port 
Gigabit Ethernet Switch

WG302 ProSafe™ 
802.11g Wireless 
Access Point

Servers with

 GA311

Gigabit PCI Adapters

Internet

Braodband
modem

POWER

CABLE

STATUS

ETHERNET

USB

Broadband Cable Modem

Key:

100 Mbps
1000Mbps

Power

100 Mbps

FR318

Desktop PCs

Notebook PCs with

WG511 54 Mbps
Wireless PC Card

Notebook PC with

WG111 Wireless USB
2.0 Adapter

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