User Manual

Hardware Overview of the Switch

The NETGEAR Nighthawk

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.

The chapter contains the following sections:

• Related Documentation

• Switch Package Contents

• Status LEDs

• Back Panel

• Switch Label

• Safety Instructions and Warnings

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.

Note