With the 48-Port 220 Series Smart Plus Switch from Cisco small to medium sized businesses benefit from a switch capable of handling a large number of users. Along with the large user capacity supported by this switch, users benefit from enhanced security capabilities, streamlined management, and improved energy efficiency.
Once installed this Cisco Smart Switch supports up to 8,192 MAC addresses along with support for the 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol capable of configuring 8 groups with 8 ports per group and 16 candidates per port. VLAN features include support for up to 256 simultaneous VLANs as well as 802.1Q VLAN tagging and support for guest VLANs to help organize connected clients into specified groups.
Once the network has been configured, network administrators can implement a variety of security protocols to ensure connections and information remain secure. Features including port security, 802.1x authentication, and MAC address filtering allow administrators to restrict user access and lock ports to ensure only specified users have access to network resources. Additional security features including DoS prevention, Secure Shell Protocol, and Secure Sockets Layer help to mitigate the threats posed to the network and manage traffic.
With this 48-Port Cisco Switch network administrators also benefit from improved management capabilities. With a web based user interface it is possible to configure, monitor, and maintain various aspect of the network right from your web browser. Cisco has also included support for Cisco Small Business FindIT Network Tool for added management capabilities. It is even possible to upgrade the switch firmware using a web browser and Trivial File Transfer Protocol while dual image support keeps the network up and running while the firmware upgrade takes place.
