Go Green With Your EthernetYou now have the choice to go green when upgrading to a gigabit network! This new generation of TL-SG1024DE 24-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch features the latest energy-efficient technologies that can greatly expand your networks 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-SG1024DE can automatically detect the link status of each port and reduce the power consumption of ports that are idle. Power Budget According to Cable LengthIdeally, shorter cables would use less power with 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 whether it is 10 or 50 meters in leng