This unit also offers 24 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet ports with 2 Gigabit TP/SFP combo ports (Port-25, 26). The two Gigabit TP/SFP combo ports can be either 1000Base-T for 10/100/1000Mbps or 1000Base-SX/LX through SFP (small form-factor pluggable) interface. The GE-DS-242-PoE boasts a high-performance switch architecture that is capable of providing non-blocking switch fabric and wire-speed throughput as high as 8.8Gbps. Its two built-in GbE uplink ports also offer incredible extensibility, flexibility and connectivity to the core switch or servers.Designed to grow with your network, the GE-DS-242-PoE provides anadvanced WEB and SNMP management interface. With its built-in Web-basedmanagement, it offers an easy-to-use, platform-independent management and configuration facility. The GE-DS-242-PoE supports standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and can be monitored via any standard-based management software. For efficient management, via Web interface the GE-DS-242-PoE can be programmed for basic switch management functions such as port speed configuration, Port Trunking, VLAN, Port Mirroring, Rapid Spanning Tree and miscellaneous configuration. Additionally, the firmware includes advanced layer 2 plus features such as IGMP snooping, QoS (Quality of Service), broadcast storm and bandwidth control, to enhance bandwidth utilization.Providing powerful security, the GE-DS-242-PoE offers comprehensive Access Control List (ACL) for enforcing security to the edge. Its protection mechanisms comprise port-based 802.1X user and device authentication. The switch also provides MAC filter, Static MAC and IP Security for enforcing security policies to the edge. The administrators can now construct highly secured corporate networks with considerably less time and effort than before.
