how to get plug and play to work? 14 ports not putting out IP, have modem and wifi router connected, but cant get other ports to work

Make your flow as follows: Modem -> Wi-Fi Router -> Netgear 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch. All your devices (up to 15 of them) will get their IP address from the Wi-Fi Router. You may also want to consider labeling your cables. I have two 16-port switches, one Unmanaged (for Internet) and one Managed (for private network), and all the cables are both color-coded and labeled

If i connect my nas to one of the ports and render with 5 machines, simultaneously, would all 5 nodes be able to maintain the nas's speed?

That would depend on the nas. you might saturate ( fully utilize) the connection if everything is set up correctly across all six machines. but the speed of the storage devices in the nas as well as the intrrrupt settings for the drive controllers in the nas will be a major bottle neck. Linus Tech Tips had an issue with this where a brand new NvMe server was conking out because of how the drive controller interrupt would basically drop transfer speeds to nill on a giant raid array. give LTT a look if you want more information. the title of their video on that particular debacle is " This server deployment was horrible"

Do i have to have 1gig internet speed to have this or no?

No. It's top speed is Gigabit (1000 Mbps), but it will work with 10/100 Mbps devices well. It's not just limited to Internet but any devices that wish to communicate with each other i.e. computer to Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, etc ... and usually those devices have gigabit Ethernet ports so they can communicate with each other at the gigabit speeds.

Netgear ‎GS348-100NAS 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged User Manual

Business Essentials Gigabit Ethernet Switches Data Sheet

16-Port/24-Port/48-Port Gigabit 300 Series

SMALL OFFICE/HOME OFFICE NETWORK DIAGRAM

Access Point

Router

GS348

Access Point

Internet

Laptop PCs

ReadyNAS®

Desktop PC

Tablets/Phones

Server

Workstation

Expanding Wired Connectivity for SOHO Networks

•Plug-and-play; no setup required

•Durable and rugged metal case

•Ideal for small oce and home networks

•Standards-based technology ensures interoperability with any

standards-based devices in the existing network

•GS316 and GS324 are wall-mountable

•GS324 and GS348 are rack-mountable

(rackmount kit included)

•Auto-MDI/MDIXeliminatestheneedforcrossovercables

•LEDindicatorsforeaseofuse

•Energy-ecienttechnologyforpowersavings

•Fanlessdesignforsilentoperation

•Auto-negotiationforautomaticconnectionatthehighest

common speed between switch and an end device

•Non-blocking switching architecture for maximum

throughput at wire speed

•802.1p QoS for trac/frame prioritization

IN UNMANAGED, WEB,

& SMART SWITCHES

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In North America Market Share

according to NPD, February 2017

NETGEAR300SeriesGigabitEthernetUnmanagedSwitchesprovideeasy,reliable,andaordablenetworkconnectivityforhome

andsmalloces.Withtheseunmanagedplug-and-playswitches,youcanexpandyournetworkconnectionstomultipledevices

instantly.JuststepuptoGS316,GS324orGS348directlytoavoidcongestionduetostackinguplowerportcountswitchesand

be ready for future expansion.

•802.3ab1000BASE-TGigabitEthernet

•802.3u100BASE-TXFastEthernet

•802.3i10BASE-TEthernet

Business Essentials Gigabit Ethernet Switches Data Sheet

16-Port/24-Port/48-Port Gigabit 300 Series

*ThisproductcomeswithalimitedwarrantythatisvalidonlyifpurchasedfromaNETGEARauthorizedreseller,andmodicationstoproductmayvoidthewarranty;see

http://www.netgear.com/about/warranty/ for details. Warranty is 1 year in China/India. 24/7 basic technical support provided for 90 days from purchase date when purchased from

aNETGEARauthorizedreseller.

**MaximumPoEpowersuppliedis15.4Wperport,butnottoexceed53Wtotalpowersuppliedacrossallconnecteddevices.

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countries.Otherbrandnamesmentionedhereinareforidenticationpurposesonlyandmaybetrademarksoftheirrespectiveholder(s).Informationissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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D-GS316/GS324/GS348-0

Warranty*

•3-yearwarranty

Standards

•802.3xFlowControl

•802.1pPriorityQoS(allmodels)

•802.1pPriorityQoSandHonors

DSCP tags (GS324 and GS348)

•802.3CSMA/CD

•802.3azEnergyEfficientEthernet

Features GS316 GS324 GS348

10/100/1000MbpsPorts 16 24 48

ENCLOSURE Metal Metal Metal

CONNECTORTYPE Metal Plastic Metal

PERFORMANCE

Bandwidth 32 Gbps 48 Gbps 96 Gbps

BuerMemory 768 KB 512KB 1.5MB

JumboFrames 9,270bytes 9,216bytes 9,216bytes

ForwardingRate(using64-bytepackets) 1,448,000pps 1,448,000pps 1,448,000pps

Latency(using64-bytepackets) < 3.9 µsec < 4.7 µsec < 4 µsec

MACAddressTableSize 2K 8K 16K

FORMFACTOR Desktop

Wall-Mountable

Desktop

Wall-Mountable

Rack-Mountable

Desktop

Rack-Mountable

ENERGYEFFICIENCY

EnergyEcientEthernet(EEE)IEEE802.3az Yes Yes Yes

AutoPowerDown Yes Yes Yes

Short Cable Detection Yes Yes Yes

Power Supply External

12V/1.0A

Internal

(AC:110-240V,

50-60Hz,1.0Amax)

Internal

(AC:110-240V,

50-60Hz,1.0Amax)

PowerConsumption(MaxandStandby) 8.4W / 1.83W 11.1W / 8.47W 23.0W / 8.81W

HeatDissipation(MaxandStandby) 28.73BTU/6.26BTU 37.96BTU/28.97 78.66BTU/33.13BTU

PORTLEDS Power,Link/Activity Power,Link/Activity Power,Link/Activity

PHYSICALSPECIFICATIONS

WidthxDepthxHeight 286 x 101 x 26 mm 252x180x44mm 440 x 204 x 43.2 mm

Weight 0.84 kg 1.31 kg 3.15kg

ENVIRONMENTALSPECIFICATIONS

OperatingTemperature 0° to 40°C 0° to 40°C 0°to50°C

StorageTemperature –20° to 70°C

OperatingHumidity 90%maximumrelativehumidity,non-condensing

StorageHumidity 5%to95%relativehumidity

Netgear ‎GS348-100NAS 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch

Product's Documents

User Manual

Specifications

Netgear GS348-100NAS Questions and Answers

#1 how to get plug and play to work? 14 ports not putting out IP, have modem and wifi router connected, but cant get other ports to work

#2 If i connect my nas to one of the ports and render with 5 machines, simultaneously, would all 5 nodes be able to maintain the nas's speed?

#3 Do i have to have 1gig internet speed to have this or no?

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