Buy Leviton 47611-8PT 10/100Mbps 8-Port Ethernet SwitchLeviton 47611-8PT 10/100Mbps 8-Port Ethernet Switch Product Description:
- Networks devices in remote rooms, such as computers and printers. Network Interface Card required
- Includes LEDs to indicate Power, Link/Activity and 100Mbps
- Offers plug-and-play installation
- Cascades additional switches, hubs or routers from any port with auto-detect uplink design
- Part of Leviton's award winning residential system
Product Description
10/100 mbps 8 ports ethernet for sharing data and peripheral devices among 8 computers connects up to 4 devices directly (up to 253 computers via a series of cascaded devices) to internet using a single high speed dsl / cable / satellite connection network address translation technology (nat) creates firewalls.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Robert E. Rappaport
When I built my house, I installed two different Leviton Structured Media Centers {SMC} (a great way to organize all network, telephone and Smart House interfaces). I purchased this unit in 2004 along with Leviton Data Expansion Module (P/N 47605-CB5), and paid around $150.00 for the switch. A little more than a year later I accidentally touched the end of a CAT-5e cable while plugging it in on my laptop and a static discharge jumped from my finger to the RJ-45 connector (the other end of the cable cable was connected to wall RJ-45 Jack which connected to Leviton 47611-8PT Switch). Two days later the Internet went down in the house, and I traced it down to the failure of Leviton 47611-8PT switch (Computers showed Active Ethernet connection, but the entire network was down).I replaced it with a Netgear 10/100/1000 Gigabit 8-port switch (it actually had an "Earth Ground" terminal for static protection, and paid around $50.00 for it, which is a lot less than my original expense). I've been using the Gigabit switch for over 5 years, and just added a second 8-port unit as well (no ground lug on this one). I'm not sure if Leviton Switch Leviton 47611-8PT is a Netgear OEM unit (look similar), but it sure was an expensive waste of money. Additional observation: Leviton Gigabit products are way over priced.I must say the 'Wall Wart' transformer equipped with Leviton is arranged correctly so it does not stick out beyond the SMC, not so with the Netgear transformer (something I need to deal with).
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By James W. Ross MD
When we moved into our new house the structured wiring box was a total "rat nest" of wires. Using this I was able to bring order to an otherwise messy situation. It works well, installation is a snap, and I recommend it! It will lock into the Open House box as it should.Note that you must isolate the Cat-5 wires from the phone wires if you have only one Cat5 home run wiring in your house. Otherwise when you plug in a Cat5 cable to a remote PC, it will short out your phone system!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Brice
I have purchased Leviton products in the past without regard for research on their quality. I picked up one of these devices at the local home improvement store about a year ago. It has worked flawlessly since the install. With the kids growing up and everyone wanting the latest technology routed to their favorite room I have been busy trying to keep up.I have purchased cheaper devices in the past and later regretted my sin. I do not regret paying a reasonable price for this type of quality because I know that it will serve me well for years.I use these as a junction point in the home system. Sometimes I will need to join a long run of Cat5e or Cat6 to another shorter run. Sometimes I will terminate the Ethernet in a closet out of the way. These can be easily mounted in a "structured media cabinet".I know... That is a real techy sounding phrase. I like it. The little legs already have the push pins in them so that they can be mounted in a well planned outlet / media space.It is a great way of organizing what "in my opinion" is the ugliest mess of cords and cables you can imagine. So once I get them running into some nice enclosures and tucked away they should be safe from whatever might harm them otherwise.Update: 7/5/20128 ports but one is for the incoming line. The previous version that I still own is only a 4 port switch but it doesn't count the incoming line as a port. The older switch has a designated port for the incoming data line unlike this new unit. The new unit can determine the association regardless of where the incoming line is plugged in. It only makes for 7 ports in my book but whatever.
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