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General| Switch type | Managed |
|---|---|
| Switch layer | - |
| Quality of Service (QoS) support | Yes |
| Installed SFP modules quantity | 0 |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type | Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity | 8 |
| 10G support | No |
| Number of VLANs | 128 |
| Networking standards | IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z |
| Virtual LAN features | Tagged VLAN |
| Copper ethernet cabling technology | 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T |
| DHCP features | DHCP client |
| Throughput | 11.9 Mpps |
| Jumbo frames | 9000 |
| MAC address table | 8000 entries |
| Product color | Black, Blue |
| LED indicators | Activity, Link, System |
| Memory type | DRAM |
| Internal memory | 128 MB |
| Input current | 0.5 A |
| AC input voltage | 100 - 240 V |
| AC input frequency | 50 - 60 Hz |
| Power consumption (typical) | 7.94 W |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 50 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 10 - 90 % |
Weight and Dimensions| Depth | 104 mm |
|---|---|
| Width | 210 mm |
| Height | 25 mm |
| Weight | 528 g |
Displays device status, hardware, firmware, and other system information.
Explains Remote Network Monitoring statistics for packet analysis and error detection.
Displays traffic statistics per port for analyzing network traffic volume and dispersion.
Allows configuration of device description, location, contact, and hostname for system identification.
Configures idle time intervals before management sessions automatically log out to enhance security.
Manages system time synchronization using SNTP for accurate event correlation and logging.
Describes the Simple Network Management Protocol for managing network devices and reporting system events.
Manages system event logs, including console, RAM, and Flash memory logs for troubleshooting.
Configures individual port settings, status, administrative mode, and protected port features for network connectivity.
Bundles multiple physical ports into a single logical channel (LAG) to increase bandwidth and redundancy.
Features designed to reduce power consumption, including Short-Reach Mode and Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE).
Configures Power over Ethernet capabilities, including power modes, priority, and feature settings for connected devices.
Manages Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for advertising device capabilities and network topology discovery.
Defines and configures VLANs, including VLAN IDs, types, and membership for network segmentation.
Configures VLAN-related parameters for ports and LAGs, including interface modes like Access, Trunk, and General.
Assigns ports and LAGs to specific VLANs, defining their membership and role within the VLAN structure.
Configures MAC-based VLAN groups to classify packets and assign them to VLANs based on source MAC addresses.
Configures Voice VLANs to prioritize voice traffic and supports Auto Voice VLAN based on Telephony OUI.
Configures global STP settings, including enabling the protocol, selecting modes (STP, RSTP, MSTP), and BPDU handling.
Configures STP parameters on a per-port basis, including port state, path cost, and priority.
Configures Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) settings per port for faster STP convergence and loop prevention.
Configures the aging time for dynamic MAC addresses, which are learned from incoming traffic and stored in the device.
Assigns static MAC addresses to specific interfaces and VLANs, providing persistent address entries.
Reserves specific MAC addresses for special handling, such as discarding or bridging frames based on criteria.
Enables IGMP snooping to monitor multicast traffic and identify hosts requesting streams, optimizing bandwidth usage.
Enables MLD snooping for IPv6 multicast traffic, monitoring hosts and optimizing stream delivery for IPv6 networks.
Configures or identifies multicast router ports to facilitate the propagation of multicast streams across subnets.
Configures ports to receive all multicast streams from a specific VLAN, useful for devices that do not support IGMP.
Handles multicast frames belonging to unknown groups, typically forwarding them to all VLAN ports or filtering them.
Displays and queries IPv4 group addresses learned via IGMP messages for multicast stream management.
Manages the Multicast Forwarding Database (MFDB) based on MAC group addresses for efficient multicast traffic forwarding.
Manages the IP Multicast Groups Forwarding Data Base (FDB) for querying and adding IP multicast groups.
Configures IPv4 addressing, including static or dynamic IP assignment, subnet masks, and default gateways for network communication.
Manages IPv6 addressing, including interface configuration, address assignment, and default router settings for next-generation networks.
Configures DNS settings to resolve domain names to IP addresses, enabling host name resolution for network access.
Manages DHCP settings, including snooping, trusted ports, and binding databases to ensure secure and efficient IP address assignment.
Enables DHCP snooping to prevent rogue DHCP servers and ensure the integrity of IP address assignments.
Configures DHCP snooping on specific interfaces to monitor and control DHCP traffic on a per-interface basis.
Manages the DHCP Snooping Binding database, which records IP-MAC bindings for security and troubleshooting.
Configures interface settings, including designating trusted interfaces for DHCP snooping to enhance network security.
Secures device management access by configuring usernames, passwords, and authentication methods for authorized access.
Manages user accounts, allowing the creation of new users, modification of existing ones, and password management.
Defines access profiles to control management access from specific sources based on rules and priorities.
Adds and manages rules within access profiles to define criteria for permitting or denying device access based on various parameters.
Integrates with RADIUS servers for centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) for network access control.
Implements 802.1x authentication and MAC-based authentication to control network access for clients and devices.
Enhances network security by limiting port access based on MAC addresses, using classic or dynamic lock modes.
Protects the network from traffic storms by limiting broadcast, multicast, or unknown unicast frames based on defined thresholds.
Filters traffic based on Layer 2 MAC addresses, examining frames for matches to permit or deny network access.
Defines rules (ACEs) within MAC-based ACLs, specifying actions like permit or deny based on MAC address criteria.
Filters IPv4 packets based on IP protocols, ports, IP addresses, and DSCP values for granular traffic control.
Defines rules (ACEs) within IPv4-based ACLs, specifying actions like permit or deny based on IP packet criteria.
Filters IPv6 packets based on IP protocols, ports, IP addresses, and DSCP values for granular traffic control.
Defines rules (ACEs) within IPv6-based ACLs, specifying actions like permit or deny based on IPv6 packet criteria.
Binds ACLs to interfaces (ports, LAGs, VLANs) to apply filtering rules to incoming traffic, controlling network access.
Configures QoS modes (Basic, Disabled) and default CoS priority for interfaces to manage traffic prioritization.
Manages traffic queuing mechanisms, supporting Strict Priority and Weighted Round Robin (WRR) for prioritizing egress traffic.
Maps 802.1p priorities to egress queues, allowing prioritization of traffic based on VLAN tags for quality of service.
Maps DSCP values to egress queues, enabling traffic prioritization based on IP packet's Differentiated Services Code Point.
Controls network traffic by defining ingress rate limits and egress shaping rates per interface to manage bandwidth allocation.
Limits transmission rates of egressing frames on a per-queue basis by shaping the output load for better traffic management.
Configures basic QoS by defining trusted domains and selecting trust modes (CoS/802.1p, DSCP) for packet classification.
Displays queue statistics, including forwarded and dropped packets, based on interface, queue, and drop precedence for performance monitoring.
Manages device reboot operations, including saving configurations before rebooting and restoring factory defaults.
Manages system files such as configurations, firmware, and logs, supporting internal and external file transfers.
Handles firmware and boot code upgrades and backups using HTTP/HTTPS or TFTP for device software management.
Selects the active firmware image for the device, allowing management of firmware versions for boot-up.
Manages configuration and log files, enabling backup, restore, and transfer operations for system data preservation.
Copies configuration files between different types (Running, Startup, Backup) to preserve settings and manage device configurations.
Provides diagnostic tools like Copper Test, Ping, Traceroute, and Port Mirroring for troubleshooting network connectivity and device issues.
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