GS728TXP-300EUS

Netgear GS728TXP 24 Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE Smart Switch with 24 Ports PoE+ (190W) & 4x SFP+ slots

Netgear GS728TXP 24 Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE Smart Switch with 24 Ports PoE+ (190W) & 4x SFP+ slots, 24x Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Ports (30W per port), 4x 10G SFP+ Ports, 190W total PoE Power budget, 2 fans

Overview:

NETGEAR GS728TXP 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Smart Switch with 4x 10G SFP+ Uplinks
The NETGEAR GS728TXP is a high-performance 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch designed for growing business networks that require reliable connectivity, advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 capabilities, and flexible Power over Ethernet deployment. Equipped with 24 PoE+ Gigabit ports, four dedicated 10G SFP+ uplink ports, and a 190W PoE power budget, it delivers the performance needed for IP surveillance, VoIP communications, wireless access points, and other connected devices.

Built for businesses of all sizes, the switch offers both local management and optional remote cloud management, allowing IT administrators to configure, monitor, and maintain network infrastructure from virtually anywhere. Its intelligent cooling system helps reduce operational noise while maintaining reliable performance in rack-mounted installations.

Description:

The NETGEAR GS728TXP Smart Switch combines enterprise-grade networking capabilities with simplified management for small and medium-sized businesses. With 24 PoE+ Gigabit Ethernet ports, four dedicated 10G SFP+ fiber uplinks, advanced traffic management, Layer 3 static routing, and optional cloud-based administration, it provides an ideal networking solution for modern offices, schools, hospitality venues, retail environments, and security installations. Part Number GS728TXP-300EUS offers dependable connectivity, efficient PoE power delivery, and scalable performance for expanding business networks.

Features:

Designed for Business Network Growth
Whether deploying wireless access points, IP cameras, VoIP phones, or IoT devices, the GS728TXP delivers the flexibility required for today's converged networks. The dedicated 10G SFP+ uplink ports provide high-speed backbone connectivity while improving redundancy and network availability.

The switch supports advanced network segmentation, intelligent traffic prioritization, and secure access control, making it suitable for demanding business environments where reliability and performance are essential.

Connectivity and Power Highlights

• 24 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 RJ45 PoE+ ports
• 4 dedicated 10G SFP+ fiber uplink ports
• 190W total PoE power budget
• Up to 30W PoE+ output per port
• Smart managed standalone switch
• Optional remote and cloud-based management
• Rack-mountable design with dual cooling fans

Advanced Network Intelligence
The GS728TXP provides a comprehensive set of business networking technologies that simplify deployment while improving security and performance.

Key capabilities include:

• Layer 3 static routing for local inter-VLAN routing
• Advanced VLAN and Private VLAN support
• Link Aggregation (LACP)
• Quality of Service (QoS) with DSCP, Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 4 and 802.1p prioritization
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• 802.1X port authentication
• IGMP Snooping and IGMP Querier
• Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR)
• Spanning Tree support
• Dynamic ARP protection
• Denial-of-Service protection
• Rate limiting and priority queuing
• Port mirroring
• Cable diagnostics
• SNMP v1, v2c and v3 monitoring
• RMON support
• IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet

Flexible PoE Management
The integrated PoE+ functionality allows connected devices to receive both power and network connectivity through a single Ethernet cable. Administrators can remotely control PoE operation, schedule power delivery, and restart connected equipment without requiring physical access.

Typical powered devices include:

• Wireless access points
• VoIP telephones
• IP surveillance cameras
• Smart lighting systems
• Access control devices
• IoT equipment

Cloud Management When Needed
Businesses can choose traditional local management or activate NETGEAR Insight Cloud Management for remote administration. This provides secure access through a web browser or mobile application, simplifying deployment across multiple locations.

Cloud management capabilities include:

• Remote device monitoring
• Network health dashboards
• Firmware management
• Remote port configuration
• PoE scheduling and power cycling
• Multi-site management
• Zero-touch device provisioning
• Centralized configuration policies
• Alert notifications

Quiet and Efficient Operation
The intelligent fan system automatically adjusts cooling performance based on temperature and network load. This helps reduce operating noise while maintaining efficient thermal management, making the switch suitable for office environments and equipment rooms.

Technical Details

• Switching platform: Smart Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch
• Ethernet ports: 24 x 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45 PoE+
• Fiber uplinks: 4 x 10G SFP+
• Total PoE budget: 190W
• PoE standard: IEEE 802.3at PoE+
• Cooling: 2 intelligent fans
• Energy efficiency: IEEE 802.3az compliant
• Management options: Local web interface, Lite CLI and optional cloud management
• IPv4 and IPv6 support
• Supports up to 256 VLANs
• 16K MAC address table
• Layer 3 static routing support

Ideal Applications
The NETGEAR GS728TXP is well suited for organisations requiring reliable PoE networking with advanced management capabilities, including:

• Small and medium-sized businesses
• Retail stores
• Hospitality environments
• Educational institutions
• Office buildings
• Healthcare facilities
• Surveillance systems
• Multi-site business networks

The NETGEAR GS728TXP (Part Number: GS728TXP-300EUS) delivers a powerful combination of Gigabit PoE+ connectivity, high-speed 10G fiber uplinks, advanced network management, and scalable business networking capabilities, making it an excellent solution for organisations planning long-term network expansion.

Specifications:

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Specifications
Product Code	GS728TXP-300EUS
What's Included	NETGEAR GS728TXP with Insight Cloud Management
	DC power cord (varies by region)
	Rackmount kit
	Installation guide
Width	440mm
Depth	257mm
Height	43.2mm
Weight	8.3lb (3.8kg)
Model Description	24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch with 4 10G SFP+ Ports
10/100/1000Mbps ports	24
10G SFP+ ports	4
Number of PoE+ ports (802.3at)	24
Total PoE Power budget (Watts)	190W
Max MAC entries	16K
Buffer size	1.5MB
VLAN (Number Supported)	256
VLAN routing	Yes
Dynamic VLAN assignment	Yes
MLD Snooping	Yes
Static route	Yes
Host ARP table	512
EEE	Yes
DoS Prevention	Yes
Internal/External Power Supply/Adapter	Internal
Max consumption without PoE (Watts)	29W
FAN	2
Acoustic Noise Level @25C (dBA)	26.8dBA
Operating Temperature	0degrees to 50degrees C
MTBF	1,252,990 hours (143 years)
Management
NETGEAR Insight Remote Cloud Management	NETGEAR Insight is the easy-to-use solution for delivering centralized remote management of networks across multiple locations for small business owners, IT managers, MSPs and VARs all from a single pane-of-glass on any device.
GS728TXPv3 Technical Specifications
10M/100M/1G RJ-45 copper ports	24
PoE/PoE+ ports	24 PoE+ (190W PoE budget)
10G SFP+ (fiber) ports	4 (dedicated)
USB port (for config file upload/backup & firmware updates)	Yes
Unified Network Management (Discovery, Setup, Monitoring, and Management) through NETGEAR Insight Cloud Management
Discovery, setup, monitoring and management	NETGEAR Insight mobile app on phone or tablet , Insight Cloud portal from PC, Mac, or tablet web browser
Remote/Cloud management	Anywhere, anytime, from the palm of your hand using Insight mobile app or from any PC, Mac, or tablet web browser using the Insight Cloud portal
Centralized network configuration (policies)	Centralized network configuration (policies) across Insight managed switches, and wireless access points for VLANs, ACLs, QoS, and LAGs
Device auto-join and configure (zero-touch provisioning)	Additional Insight managed devices added to the network automatically inherit the network configuration
Multi-site, multi-network single pane-of-glass view	Manage multiple sites, locations, and networks in a single view using the Insight mobile app or Insight Cloud portal
Multi-switch, multi-port concurrent configuration for ACLs, VLANs, QoS, PoE, etc	Apply settings and policies on multiple ports across multiple switches all at the same time using the Port Config Wizard
Performance Specification
CPU	800MHz ARM A55 Single Core
Packet buffer memory (Dynamically shared across only used ports)	1.5MB
Forwarding modes	Store-and-forward
Bandwidth (non-blocking, full duplex)	128 Gbps
Priority queues	8
Priority queuing	Weighted Round Robin (WRR) or Strict Priority
MAC Address database size (48-bit MAC addresses)	16K
Multicast groups	512
Number of IPv4 static routes	32
Number of IPv6 static routes	32
Number of VLANs	256
Number of ARP cache entries	512 ARP
Number of DHCP snooping bindings	256
Access Control Lists (ACLs)	100 shared for MAC, IP and IPv6 ACLs (ingress)
Packet forwarding rate (64 byte packet size) (Mpps)	95.24
Jumbo frame support (bytes)	Up to 10K packet size
Acoustic noise level @ 25degreesC (dBA) (ANSI-S10.12)	26.80dBA
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) @ 25degreesC	1,252,990 hours
100M Copper Latency (64-byte , 1518-byte , 9216-byte frames)	8.379μs , 8.658μs , 8.871μs
1G Copper Latency (64-byte , 1518-byte , 9216-byte frames)	4.008μs , 4.398μs , 4.701μs
1G Fiber Latency (64-byte , 1518-byte , 9216-byte frames)	64-byte: 2.124(uSec)
	1518-byte:2.157(uSec)
	9216-byte frames:2.175(uSec)
L2 Services - VLANs
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging	Yes
IP-based VLANs	Yes
MAC-based VLANs	Yes
Auto-VoIP VLAN / Auto-Voice VLAN	Yes, based on OUI bytes (default database and user-based OUIs) in the phone source MAC address
Auto-VoIP	Yes, based on protocols (SIP). Prioritzes traffic to a higher queue
Voice VLAN	Yes, based on either VLAN ID or 802.1p priority, packets are passed onto the connecting VoIP phone using LLDP-MED
Auto-Video VLAN	Yes
GARP with GVRP	Yes
Private VLAN	Yes
L2 Services - Availability
Broadcast, multicast, unknown unicast storm control	Yes
IEEE 802.3ad - LAGs (LACP)	Yes
IEEE 802.3x (full duplex and flow control)	Yes
IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol	Yes
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol	Yes
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol	Yes
Layer 2 DHCP Relay	Yes
L2 Services - Multicast Filtering
IGMP snooping (v1, v2, and v3)	Yes
MLD snooping support (v1 and v2)	Yes
IGMP snooping querier (v2)	Yes
MLD snooping querier (v1)	Yes
Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR)	Yes
L3 Services - DHCP
DHCP client	Yes
DHCP snooping	Yes
L3 Services - Routing
IPv4 static routing	32
IPv6 static routing	32
VLAN routing	Yes
Host ARP table (number of entries)	512 ARP
ICMP Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP)	Yes
Number of IP VLAN interfaces (routed VLANs)	15
Link Aggregation
IEEE 802.3ad - LAGs (LACP)	Yes
Manual Static LAG	Yes
# of LAGs / # of members in each LAG	16 LAGs with max 8 members in each LAG
Network Monitoring and Discovery Services
802.1ab LLDP	Yes
SNMP	v1, v2c, v3
RMON group 1,2,3,9	Yes
Network Security
IEEE 802.1x	Yes (EAP)
Guest VLAN	Yes
RADIUS-based VLAN assignment via .1x	Yes
MAC-based .1x	Yes
RADIUS accounting	Yes
Access Control Lists (ACLs)	L2 / L3 / L4
IP-based ACLs (IPv4 and IPv6)	Yes
MAC-based ACLs	Yes
TCP/UDP-based ACLs	Yes
MAC lockdown	Yes
MAC lockdown by the number of MACs	Yes
Control MAC # Dynamic learned entries	16384
Control MAC # Static entries	256
IEEE 802.1x RADIUS port access authentication	Yes
Port-based security by locked MAC addresses	Yes
Dynamic ARP inspection	Yes
Broadcast, unicast, multicast DoS protection	Yes
DoS attacks prevention	Yes
Network storm protection, DoS	Yes
Broadcast, unicast, multicast DoS protection	Yes
DoS attacks prevention	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS)
Port-based rate limiting	Yes ingress and egress
Port-based QoS	Yes
Support for IPv6 fields	Yes
DiffServ QoS	Yes ingress
IEEE 802.1p COS	Yes
Destination MAC and IP	Yes
IPv4 and IPv6 DSCP	Yes
IPv4 and IPv6 ToS	Yes
TCP/UDP-based	Yes
Weighted Round Robin (WRR)	Yes
Strict priority queue technology	Yes
Auto-VoIP VLAN / Auto-Voice VLAN	Yes, based on OUI bytes (default database and user-based OUIs) in the phone source MAC address
Auto-VoIP	Yes, based on protocols (SIP). Prioritzes traffic to a higher queue
Voice VLAN	Yes, based on either VLAN ID or 802.1p priority, packets are passed onto the connecting VoIP phone using LLDP-MED
Auto-Video VLAN	Yes
IEEE Network Protocols
IEEE Network Protocols	IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
	IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-T
	IEEE 802.3ab 1000BASE-T
	IEEE 802.3af PoE
	IEEE 802.3at PoE+
	IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
	IEEE 802.3ad Trunking (LACP)
	IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet 1000BASE-SX/LX IEEE 802.3x Full-Duplex Flow Control
	IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging
	IEEE 802.1AB LLDP with ANSI/TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED)
	IEEE 802.1p Class of Service
	IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree (STP)
	IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP)
	IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)
	IEEE 802.1x RADIUS Network Access Control
Management, Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Cloud/Remote management	Yes
Insight mobile app & Insight Cloud Portal management	Yes
uPnP Discovery	Yes
Lite Command-line Interface (CLI)	Yes (Refer to Lite CLI Manual on NETGEAR Support page of the switch model)
Networking monitoring	Yes
Data/performance logs	Yes
Centralized network configuration/policies (network-centric management)	Yes
Device auto-join and configure (zero-touch provisioning)	Yes
Multi-site, multi-network single pane-of-glass view	Yes
Multi-switch, multi-port concurrent configuration	Yes
Network/global password (for all Insight Managed devices on a network)	Yes (per network/subnet via NETGEAR Insight mobile app and Insight Cloud portal)
Management, Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Password management	Yes
Configurable management VLAN	Yes
Admin access control via RADIUS and TACACS+	Yes
IPv6 management	Yes
SNTP client over UDP port 123	Yes
SNMP v1/v2c	Yes
SNMP v3 with multiple IP addresses	Yes
RMON group 1,2,3,9	Yes
Port mirroring	Yes ingress and egress
Many-to-one port mirroring	28
Web browser-based graphical user interface (GUI)	Yes
Dual software (firmware) image	Yes
Cable test utility	Yes
TLS/HTTPS Web-based access (version)	Yes (v1.2 and v1.3)
File transfers (uploads, downloads)	TFTP / HTTP
HTTP upload/download (firmware)	Yes
Syslog (RFC 3164)	Yes
USB port for firmware and config upload/ download	Yes
LEDs
Per port	Speed, Link, Activity , or PoE in different mode
Per device	Power, Fan, PoE Max
Physical Specifications
Dimensions (W x D x H)	440 x 257 x 43.2 mm (17.3 x 10.1 x 1.7 in)
Weight	3.78kg (8.32lb)
Power Consumption
Max power (worst case, all ports used, line-rate traffic) (Watts)	231
Max power without PoE (worst case, all ports used, line-rate traffic) (Watts)	29
Iddle power consumption (all ports link-down standby) (Watts)	20
Heat Dissipation (worst case, all ports used, full PoE, line-rate traffic) (BTU/hr)	1,460.34 BTU/hr
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) IEEE 802.3az	Yes (deactivated by default)
Fan	2
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature	0degrees to 50degreesC (32degrees to 122degreesF)
Operating Humidity (relative)	90% maximum relative humidity (RH), non-condensing
Operating Altitude	10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum
Storage Temperature	-20degrees to 70degreesC (- 4degrees to 158degreesF)
Storage Humidity (relative)	95% maximum relative humidity (RH), non-condensing
Storage Altitude	10,000 ft (3,000 m) maximum
Electromagnetic Emissions and Immunity
Certifications	CE, FCC Class A, RCM, ICES Class A, VCCI, KC, BSMI, UKCA
Safety
Certifications	CB, CE, CSA, RCM, KC, BSMI