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.
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.
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
Advanced Network Intelligence
The GS728TXP provides a comprehensive set of business networking technologies that simplify deployment while improving security and performance.
Key capabilities include:
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:
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:
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
Ideal Applications
The NETGEAR GS728TXP is well suited for organisations requiring reliable PoE networking with advanced management capabilities, including:
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.
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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 |
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