NETGEAR ProSafe XS728T Frequently Asked Questions

Getting started with the ProSAFE
®
XS728T
10-Gigabit Smart Managed Switch
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What are the major enhancements for the XS728T
compared with the XS712T?
• More10Gcopperportsandberports
• OneUSBportforrmwareupgradeandcongurationbackup
• IPv6StaticRouting
• NewGUIstylethatsupportsthemostpopularWEBBrowsers(see
Question11belowforacompletelist)
2. What cables can be used with the 10G copper ports
on the XS728T?
Category5e(CAT5e)orbetterEthernetcable(CAT6,CAT6a,or
CAT7)terminatedwithanRJ-45connectorcanbeusedtomake
10-Gigabitconnectionsoncopperports.BothUTP(Unshielded
TwistedPair)andSTP(ShieldedTwistedPair)cablesaresupported.
NotethatCAT6aorCAT7cablesarerecommendedtomake10G
connectionsifcabledistanceisgreaterthan45m(148).
3. Which optical modules do the SFP+ ports support?
TheXS728Tcomeswith4SFPMSAsocketsthatcanbeusedwith
eitheroneGigabitSFPor10-GigabitSFP+opticalmodules.NETGEAR
oersacompletelineofbothSFPandSFP+modulesdesignedforthis
switchincluding:AGM731F,AGM732F,AGM734,AXM761,AXM762,
AXC761andAXC763.
SFP/SFP+opticalmodulesfrom3rdpartyvendorsarealsosupported
iftheycomplywithbelowstandards.Herearesomesupported
examplesfrom3rdpartyvendors.
• IEEE802.3z(1GBASE-LXand1GBASE-SX)E.g.CiscoMGBLX1,
FinisarFTRJ1319P1BTL,CiscoMGBSX1
• IEEE802.3Clause49(10GBASE-LRand10GBASE-SR)E.g.Cisco
SFP-10G-SR,FinisarFTLX8571D3BCL,DeltaLCP-10G3A4EDR-G,
CiscoSFP-10G-LR,FinisarFTLX1471D3BCL,DeltaLCP-
10G3B4QDR-G
Pleasecheckwiththemanufacturerforcompatibilitypriorto
purchasingsuchmodules.
4. Which NETGEAR switches can be connected with the
XS728T for 10G end-to-end connectivity?
TheXS728TcanconnectwithallNETGEARswitchesthatprovide10G
ports(thecurrentlistisshownbelow).
• WebManaged(Plus)Switch:XS708E
• SmartManagedSwitches:XS712T,GS728TXS,GS752TXS,
S3300-28X,S3300-28X-PoE+,S3300-52X,S3300-52X-PoE+
• FullyManagedSwitches:M5300-28GF3,M5300-28G-PoE+,
M5300-52G-PoE+,M5300-28G,M5300-52G,M5300-28G3,
M5300-52G3,M7100-24X,XSM7224S,M6100.
5. What is the USB port on the XS728T used for?
TheXS728TprovidesoneUSBportthatcanbeusedtoupgradethe
rmwareandbackupthecongurationusingasupportedUSBstorage
device.ThisdeviceattachedtotheUSBportmustcomplywiththe
followingrequirements:
• TheUSBdevicemustsupportUSB2.0.
• TheUSBdevicemustbeformattedwithFAT32lesystemtype.
NTFSisnotsupported.
6. What can the serial port on the back panel be
used for?
Theserialportisfordebuggingpurposesonlywhichmightbe
requestedbyNETGEARsupport.THESERIALPORTISNOTFOR
CUSTOMERUSE.
7. Does the XS728T use the same firmware as
the XS712T?
No,theXS728Tswitchesonlysupportrmware6.5.0.x.
8. What Green Ethernet Features are supported by
the XS728T?
TheXS728TsupportsSleepMode,ShortCableModeandEEEMode
oncopperports.
• WhenSleepModeisenabledonaport,theportwillautomatically
enteralowerpowermodeifthereisnolink.
• WhenShortCableModeisenabled,thedevicewillcheckthecable
lengthandreducetheoutputpowerifthecablelengthislessthan
30meters.
• WhenEEEModeisenabledonaport,theportwillworkinan
EnergyEciencymodethatfullyconformstothestandardofIEEE
802.3az(EEE).
TheXS728Tisa28-port10-GigabitEthernetProSAFE®SmartManagedSwitch.
Itsupports24copper10GBase-Tportsandfourdedicated1G/10Gberports.

NETGEAR ProSafe XS728T Specifications

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