NETGEAR GS724TP-200NAS 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch, 190W PoE+, ProSAFE Lifetime Protection (GS724TP)

Second unit in my network and have found the first to work well and easy to install

Note: This does not support Link Aggregation Static link aggregation (port trunking) is supported on models GS116E, JGS516PE, JGS524E, and JGS524PE

Summary: One too many issues with this unit. This switch has several limitations and is not particularly stable. After repetitive headaches, I am replacing a brand new one with another vendor... A more trustworthy one. The will generate me a loss of 400 EUR, but that's the price I am willing to pay to get rid of Netgear. Details: After an extensive evaluation, I have identified key limitations in the device, particularly: - Poor software interface; compared to other vendors, with this model the adm spends (over) twice the time to do anything - OS upgrades are clumsy and require external tools to identify when the software upload has finished. - OS upgrade does not confirm image integrity. You can easily boot up the machine with an corrupt OS and everything will look normal... until it isn't. - SFP handling does not comply with what is advertised or SFP specs itself. For instance, a Netgear SFP BiDi does not work, although it is a genuine Netgear. - No user segmentation; the device has only a password. And the logon page clearly identifies the device - Micro USB port on the front is not for CLI/console access. There is no console access whatsoever. - ... And many other technical issues, making it viable for home use only. No serious company should accept something with such poor quality and high price. On top of the device, the vendor is also a liability. In a nutshell, after a month of short and meaningless replies from Netgear's L2 Support, they simply stopped answering and forcefully closed a support ticket, without my consent nor any real resolution. The company cannot be trusted - their after sales cannot be trusted - and thus I strongly advise you only use it for non-professional needs.

This equipment had a US plug rather than AU, and there was no mention of it in product description.

good

I was starting to max out my similar netgear switch (same model but with 12 port POE) and thus bought this switch. Switch works great and easy to get setup, I have yet to setup VLANs on the switch (or my network in general) but have setup 2 link-aggregation/nic-teaming groups and they are working great (3 nic team between switches and 2 nic team to my NAS server). Bundled application makes it set switch to desired IP. Web managable switch with VLAN, QoS, Nic-teaming, port-mirroring, a lifetime warranty and all for less than $125 (actually got mine on special for $109)

Simple, nice design.

Amazing switch. For the price to get a fully managed 24 port switch that has 24 gigabit POE ports, supports VLANs, QOS, etc. and runs quiet is an exceptional piece of hardware. Very intuitive to figure out, the v2 version GUI works well and is fairly responsive.