Netgear GSS116E Hardware Installation Guide - Page 20

8-Port and 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet (PoE+) Smart Managed Plus Click Switch Network switching You can use the switch as a network switch to build a network that provides up to 1 Gbps access to desktop computers, access points, surveillance cameras, a NAS, servers such as a file server, an IPTV, and so on. Connect the switch to a network router that, in turn, is connected to an Internet. With 1 Gbps connections, the switch always functions in full-duplex mode. Any switch port that is connected to a computer or file server can provide up to 2 Gbps bidirectional throughput. Models GSS116E and GSS108EPP support link aggregation for increased throughput and redundancy (see Static LAG connections (models GSS116E and GSS108EPP) on page 20). You must connect one LAN port on the switch to a LAN port on a network router that is connected to the Internet. Figure 7. Sample connections for network switching in a home or small office Static LAG connections (models GSS116E and GSS108EPP) Model GSS116E and model GSS108EPP support link aggregation and link aggregation groups (LAGs) with other devices (for example, other switches or ReadyNAS storage platforms) that also are capable of link aggregation and LAGs. LAGs allow you to combine multiple Ethernet links into a single logical link. Network devices treat the aggregation as if it were a single link, which increases the throughput by load sharing and allows for fault tolerance. Applications 20 Hardware Installation Guide