What This Product Does The TP-LINK 8 10/100/1000Mbps Desktop Switch TL-SG108 provides you an easy way to make the transition to gigabit Ethernet. Increase the speed of your network server and backbone connections or make gigabit to the desktop a reality. Moreover TL-SG108 adopts lower power consumption design. With the innovative energy-efficient technology the TL-SG108 can save up to 72% of the power consumption making it an eco-friendly solution for your home or office network. Gigabit Switch Featured with 8 10/100/1000Mbps ports TL-SG108 greatly expands your network capacity enabling instant large files transferring. SoCpower users in the home office workgroup or creative production environment can now move large bandwidth-intensive files faster. Transfer graphics CGI CAD or multimedia files across the network instantly. Go Green With Your Ethernet You now have the choice to go green when upgrading to a gigabit network! This new generation TL-SG108 features the latest innovative energy-efficient technologies that can greatly expand your network capacity with much less power. It automatically adjusts power consumption according to the link status and cable length to limit the carbon footprint of your network. Power down Idle PortsWhen a computer or network equipment is off the corresponding port of a traditional switch will continue to consume considerable amounts of power. The TL-SG108 can automatically detect the link status of each port and reduce the power consumption of ports that are idle resulting in up to an 72% reduction in power usePower Budget According to Cable LengthIdeally shorter cable would use less power because of less power degradation over their length; this is not the case with most devices as they will use the same amount of power across the cable regardless of the length. Easy to Use The auto features of this gigabit switch make installation plug and play and hassle-free. No configuring is required. Auto MDI/MDIX eliminate the need for crossover cables. Auto-negotiation on each port senses the link speed of a network device (either 10 100 or 1000 Mbps) and intelligently adjusts for compatibility and optimal performance.. .