Data Sheet

Data Sheet
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QoS level assures that voice-over-IP (VoIP) traffic takes precedence
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Port security enabled to prevent unauthorized access to the network
Router Configured for optimal connection to a router or firewall for WAN connectivity
Switch
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Configured as an uplink port to another switch or router Layer 2 port for fast convergence
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Enables 802.1Q trunking
Access point
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Configured for optimal connection to a wireless access point
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Configurable VLAN
Other
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Allows for flexible connectivity of nonspecified devices
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Configurable VLAN
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No security
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No QoS policy
Security
SSL Encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in
the switch
IEEE 802.1X RADIUS authentication, MD5 hash; guest VLAN; single/multiple host mode
ACLs Filtering or rate limiting of traffic flows based on Layer 2, Layer 3, or Layer 4 Access Control
Parameters (ACPs).
Quality of Service (QoS)
Priority levels 4 hardware queues
Scheduling Priority queuing and weighted round-robin (WRR)
Class of service
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Port based
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802.1p VLAN priority based
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IPv4 IP precedence/type of service (ToS)/DSCP based
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Differentiated Services (DiffServ)
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Classification and re-marking ACLs
Rate limiting Ingress policer; egress rate control; per VLAN
Availability
Link aggregation Using IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), up to 8 ports in up to 8 groups
Storm control Broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast
Denial-of-service (DoS)
prevention
DoS attack prevention
IGMP (versions 1 and 2)
snooping
IGMP limits bandwidth-intensive multicast traffic to only the requesters; supports 256 multicast
groups
Power redundancy Connection to redundant power supply unit for power redundancy
Management
ESW 500 Switch
Configuration Utility
Built-in browser-based utility for easy device configuration (HTTP/HTTPS). Supports
configuration, system dashboard, and system maintenance and monitoring
Cisco Configuration
Assistant
Cisco Configuration Assistant 2.0 will allow device configuration and system management for
streamlined integration with Cisco Smart Business Communications System and other Cisco
Small Business Pro products
Simple Network
Management Protocol
(SNMP)
SNMP versions 1, 2c, and 3 with support for traps
Remote Monitoring (RMON) Embedded RMON software agent supports 4 RMON groups (history, statistics, alarms, and
events) for enhanced traffic management, monitoring, and analysis
Firmware upgrade Web browser upgrade (HTTP/HTTPS) and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
Cisco Configuration Assistant upgrade
Dual images for resilient firmware upgrades
Port mirroring Traffic on a port can be mirrored to another port for analysis with a network analyzer or RMON
probe