Installation
Package Contents
Unpack the box and verify the contents:
• Switch model XS512EM or XS724EM
• Power cord (localized to the country of sale)
• Four rubber footpads for tabletop installation
• Rack-mount kit
• Installation guide
XS724EM
NETGEAR Smart Managed Plus
12-Port 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Switch with 2 SFP+
Combo Ports (XS512EM)
24-Port 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Switch with 2 SFP+
Combo Ports (XS724EM)
SFP+
LED
SFP+
LED
XS512EM
Connect the Switch to Your Network
For Gigabit connections, use Category 5e (Cat 5e) or higher-rated Ethernet
cables terminated with RJ-45 connectors. To use an SFP+ port, you must
insert either a 10G SFP+ or 1G SFP transceiver module, which is available from
NETGEAR.
Step 1. Connect the equipment.
Step 2. Connect power.
Network router
Internet
XS724EM
switch
GS110EMX
switches
2.5G link
to AP
Sample Connections
Step 3. Check the status.
Power LED
Ethernet port LEDs
On
Off
10G link (both port LEDs on). Both port LEDs blinking
indicates traffic activity.
Fan LED
5G link (left port LED off, right port LED on). Right
port LED blinking indicates traffic activity.
Check fan
Normal
2.5G link (left port LED on, right port LED off). Left
port LED blinking indicates traffic activity.
1G or 100M link (both port LEDs on). Both port LEDs
blinking indicates traffic activity.
No link (both port LEDs off).
SFP port LEDs (round)
10G link (both port LEDs on). Both port LEDs blinking
indicates traffic activity.
1G link (both port LEDs on). Both port LEDs blinking
indicates traffic activity.
No link (both port LEDs off).
Note:
The combo ports let you establish a 1G or 10G connection on either the
Ethernet RJ-45 port or the SFP+ port. You cannot use both the RJ-45 and SPF+
ports simultaneously.
Cables and Speeds
The following table describes the network cables that you can use for the switch
connections and the speeds that these cables can support, up to 328 feet (100
meters).
10G link
to 10G NAS
10G link to computer
with a Thunderbolt port
1G link to
computer
2.5G link to
2.5G gaming
computer
(Continued on the next page)
1G link
to AP
