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Hardware Overview of the Switch
The NETGEAR Nighthawk
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S8000 Gaming & Streaming Advanced 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet
Switch (GS808E), in this manual referred to as the switch, provides high-performance
switching for the home for multiplayer, online, or VR gaming and 4K resolution HD and
UHD (ultra-high-definition) television media streaming.
With one click you can optimize settings for gaming, media steaming, and standard
networking, but you can also manually optimize Quality of Service (QoS) and set up
prioritization and rate limiting for individual ports. The switch supports IGMP snooping
for multicast operation and link aggregation for a connection of up to 4 Gbps to link
aggregation–enabled devices such as ReadyNAS.
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Safety Instructions and Warnings
Note:
For more information about the topics that are covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support/.
Note:
Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time
to time at netgear.com/support/download/. You can check for and download new
firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product does not match what is
described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.
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