The affordable price of NETGEARs JGS524 enables you to cost-effectively deliver Gigabit Ethernet networking speeds across your entire office network even directly to the desktop. With up to 48 Gbps of bandwidth this 24-port switch can send 2000 Mbps per port. Network users can take advantage of the their ability to send and receive large amounts of multimedia image and video information in no time at all. The JGS524 is ideal for teams departments or growing offices requiring outstanding performance at a low price. -Gigabit speeds meet performance needs of bandwidth hungry applications. -Easy integration of 10 100 and 1000 Mbps devices. -Automatic speed and full/half-duplex sensing on every port. -Auto Uplink on every port to ensure correct link for different cables. -LEDs make network monitoring easy. -Compact enough for desktop but comes with a rack mount kit. -Compatible with PC Macintosh Linux and Unix operating systems.