D-Link DGS 3100-24P

D-Link DGS 3100-24P ... bandwidth. Up to 6 units can be stacked up in a linear or fault-tolerant ring topology, for up to 20 Gbps overall system bandwidth in full-duplex, bi-directional mode. A stack can be made up of any switch of the same family, providing up to 24 SFP fiber links. Units can be gradually added to the stack to accommodate growth. In addition, 802.3ad Link Aggregation allows multi-Gigabit links to be created between switches or to servers.

The DGS-3100-24P features 802.3af PoE integrated into every switch port. Hence any 802.3af compliant device can be powered by the switch via the standard Ethernet cables, to a maximum of 15.4W per device. Combined with Gigabit connectivity, this provides future-proofing in preparation for next-generation 802.11n wireless devices.

The DGS-3100-24P includes many security features including Access Control Lists (ACLs), 802.1X Port-Based/MAC-Based Access Control and 802.1X Guest VLAN so that network access is available only to authorised users. To enhance network resilience, the DGS-3100-24P supports Spanning Tree protocols, including 802.1D, 802.1w and 802.1s for redundant bridge paths. In addition, a unique feature, D-Link Safeguard Engine, allows administrators to configure thresholds that limit the impact of packet flooding to the switch's CPU typically caused by virus/worm outbreaks. This increases the switch's reliability and availability.

Network administrators can define throughput levels for each port to manage bandwidth. Fine granularity down to 64 Kbps can be achieved. For Quality of Service (QoS), the switch supports 802.1p Priority Queues and packet classification based on ToS, DSCP, MAC, IP, VLAN ID and L4 protocol types, to ensure that critical network services like VoIP, ERP, Intranet and video conference are prioritised. The switch also provides IGMP snooping to control multicast transmission and port mirroring to facilitate diagnostics.

The DGS-3100-24P supports standard-based management protocols such as SNMP, RMON, Telnet, Web GUI and SSH/SSL security authentication. With DHCP autoconfiguration, the administrator can pre-set configurations and save them in a TFTP server and individual switches can boot their IP from the server and load in the pre-set configurations.