Sound Technology

NS8

The NETRON NS8 is a compact network switch featuring 8 Gigabit ports and PoE+ support. With a total power budget of 100W the NS8 is ideally suited to distribute data and power to NETRON nodes or any other PoE compatible network appliance.

Highly optimized for processing the high data volume found in today's ever-growing lighting systems, the NETRON NS8 distributes a variety of entertainment protocols without delay, ensuring instant reaction times and flawless execution.

Designed for live production and installations with a rugged housing it offers flexible mounting options to cover any situation, including rack, truss, DIN-rail and wall mount hardware.


Key Features


Gigabit Network Switch optimized for data intensive entertainment applications

Artnet and sACN support

X-Net, HogNet, MA-Net, ETC Net3 and various other protocols

Factory and user presets for plug and play setups

PoE and PoE+ support

PoE power switch

Remote configuration via internal webpage

Convection cooled design

Powder-coated aluminum ½ rack housing

  • Standalone
  • Truss-mount (M10 or M12 mounting hole)
  • Wall-mount horizontal or vertical (included)
  • DIN Rail horizontal or vertical (included)
  • 1/2 Rack-mount option (requires NET Shelf)
  • Front
  • (6) Locking RJ45 Ethernet network connections
  • LED Feedback for Activity, Link, PoE, VLAN
  • Back
  • Locking Power In/Thru
  • (2) Locking RJ45 Ethernet network connections
  • LED Feedback for Activity, Link, PoE, VLAN
  • PoE Power Switch
  • Support
  • sACN, Art-Net
  • ONYX X-Net, MANet2, MA-Net3, HogNet, ETC Net3
  • Dante
  • Broadcast, Unicast, Multicast
  • IEEE 802.3, 802.3ab, 802.3x, 802.1p 802.3at, 802.3af, 802.1Q, IGMPv2,v3
  • Ethernet Features
  • PoE (15W), PoE+ (30W), Max power per port setting
  • IGMP Querier, IGMP Snooping
  • VLAN (6 Groups, Trunk, Color Coding)
  • DHCP Server per VLAN
  • Dante compliant QoS Preset
  • Total Switching Capacity: 10Gbps
  • Physical
  • Length: 147 mm (5.8 in.)
  • Width: 215 mm (8.5 in.)
  • Height: 42 mm (1.65 in.)
  • Weight: 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)
  • Electrical
  • 100-240 V nominal, 50/60 Hz, 109W
  • PoE, PoE+
  • 100W Total PoE Budget
  • Approvals / Ratings
  • cETLus / CE / IP20 / FCC