Installation Guide
8-port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch
with 1 Dedicated 10G SFP+ Port
Model GS108X
Package contents
• NETGEAR 8-port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch with 1 Dedicated
10G SFP+ Port (Model GS108X) or NETGEAR 8-port Gigabit Ethernet
Unmanaged Switch with 1 Dedicated 10G/Multi-Gigabit Port (Model
GS108MX)
• Power adapter (power plug varies by region)
• Wall-mount installation kit
• Rubber feet
• Installation Guide
1. Register the switch
1. From a computer or mobile device that is connected to the Internet, visit
my.netgear.com.
2. Log in to your NETGEAR account.
NOTE: If you don’t have a free NETGEAR account, you can create one.
The Your Registered Products page displays.
3. Click the REGISTER NEW PRODUCT button.
4. In the SERIAL NUMBER eld, type the serial number of your switch.
The serial number is 13 digits long. It is printed on the switch label.
5. From the PURCHASE DATE menus, select the date that you purchased
the switch.
6. Click the REGISTER button.
Your switch is registered to your NETGEAR account.
A conrmation email is sent to your NETGEAR account email address.
2. Connect the switch
Sample GS108X connections
NOTE: We recommend that you use a Category 6a (Cat 6a) cable or
higher-rated cable for 10-Gigabit Ethernet connections, and a Category
5e (Cat 5e) cable or higher-rated cable for other Gigabit Ethernet
connections.
WARNING: Before connecting this switch to outdoor cables or
devices, see https://kb.netgear.com/000057103 for safety and warranty
information.
This switch is designed for indoor use only. If you want to connect it to a
device located outdoors, the outdoor device must be properly grounded
and surge protected, and you must install an Ethernet surge protector
inline between the switch and the outdoor device. Failure to do so can
damage the switch.
8-port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch
with 1 Dedicated 10G/Multi-Gigabit Port
Model GS108MX
October 2023
Power LED
On
Off
Gigabit Ethernet port LEDs for ports 1 through 8
1G link. Port LED lights green.
Blinking LED indicates trafc activity.
100M/10M link LED lights yellow.
Blinking LED indicates trafc activity.
No link. Port LED off.
GS108X SFP
+
LED for port 9
10G link (LED lit green).
1G link (LED lit yellow).
No link. Port LED off.
GS108MX Multi-Gigabit Ethernet LEDs for port 9
10G link (both port LEDs lit green).
Both port LEDs blinking green indicates trafc activity.
5G link (left port LED on, right port LED off). Left port LED
blinking indicates trafc activity.
2.5G link (left port LED off, right port LED on). Right port LED
blinking indicates trafc activity.
1G link (both port LEDs lit yellow). Both port LEDs blinking
yellow indicates trafc activity.
No link (both port LEDs off).
10G
10G
Sample GS108MX connections
10G
10G
Internet
Internet
XS508M with
10G Fiber Link
Storage
Servers
Computers
WA X610PA
Computers
Servers
WA X610PA
Storage
XS508M with
10G Ethernet Link
GS108MX
GS108X
