Zyxel ES2108G 8 Port Managed Switch

This is a neat enterprise class layer 2 intelligent switch, ideal for small workgroups. We have used many of the PoE versions of this switch and they are really good. This switch offers incredible value and features for the price.
It comes highly recommended from WiFi SPARK.

Manufacturer’s Description

• 5.6Gbps Non-Blocking Switching Architecture
• iStacking™ Clustering Technology, One IP Management for 24 Devices
• iManage™ Easy Management Tools (GUI, CLI & Text-based Configuration for Scripting)
• 802.1x Port-based Authentication for Central Management
• Port-based and 802.1Q Tagged VLAN (4K PVID)
• MAC Filtering, MAC Freeze, Intrusion Lock and Specific MAC Forwarding

Powerful Compact Design for Small Workgroup Environment
The ES-2108 Managed Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch series is designed for small workgroup environment. Thanks to its compact 8-port design and selections of uplink options (1000Base-T, SFP, 100FX), the ES-2108 series offers functionality and connectivity that best fit your network needs. In addition, the wall-mountable design adds flexibility of deployment.

The ES-2108 series comes in four models: ES-2108, ES-2108-G, ES-2108-LC and ES-2108PWR. All switches come with a non-blocking 5.6 Gbps switching architecture for wire-speed transmission. The ES-2108 has 8 10/100Base-T ports without the uplink interface. The ES-2108-G comes with one dual personality Gigabit uplink port. Designed for current 100FX deployment, the ES-2108-LC comes with one independent 1 100FX port and one SFP slot to offer network bridging over the fibre connection with future hardware upgrade. In addition to having all the features in ES-2108-G, ES-2108PWR includes the PoE (Power over Ethernet) feature to supply power to devices connected to the 8 PoE ports simultaneously.

Excellent Network Management Capability
The Zyxel ES-2108 series includes various management tools to streamline your management effort. With Zyxel’s exclusive iStacking™ technology, you can manage up to 24 Zyxel switches through one IP address.. In addition, through iManage™ that includes Web-GUI, CLI (Command Line Interface) and text-based configuration, network managers can select the one management interface they are most comfortable with and get the job done efficiently. Moreover, you can protect your management session with SSHv1/v2 authentication and SSL encryption features. You can also use Zyxel’s NetAtlas Enterprise, (an SNMP-based network management software) to remotely manage your ES-2108 series from a central location(*). With its comprehensive features, Zyxel’s ES-2108 series is your first choice for cost-effective networking.

Security on the Network Edge
Support of IEEE 802.1x authentication allows centralized user management and added security protection. The ES-2108 series comes with complete VLAN functions (IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging and port-based VLAN) secure your network. With 4K PVID, you have complete freedom in VLAN management. The ES-2108 series also includes device-aware security features (MAC address, like MAC filtering, MAC freezing and MAC forwarding) to effectively prevent access of unidentified devices. All these features offer extra protection on the network edge.

Traffic Prioritization for Multi-Services
With 4 priority queues and WRR scheduling mechanism, Zyxel’s ES-2108 series is able to perform traffic prioritizing for multi-service applications. You can also customize DSCP settings to provide an end-to-end QoS environment. In addition, you can enable IGMP snooping to optimize service quality for IP multicasting applications. For bandwidth management, the ES-2108 series supports bandwidth increment of 64Kbps to give different bandwidth allocations.

Technical Specification

Standard Compliance
IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet
IEEE 802.3u 100 Base-Tx Ethernet
IEEE 802.u 100FX (ES-2108-LC)
IEEE 802.3ab 1000 Base-T Ethernet
IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-X Ethernet
IEEE 802.3x Flow control
IEEE 802.1d Spanning tree protocol
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning tree protocol
IEEE 802.1p Class of service, priority protocols
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
IEEE 802.1x Port Authentication
IEEE 802.3ad LACP aggregation

Performance
5.6Gbps non-blocking switching fabric
Flexible design for Gigabit copper and Gigabit fibre connectivity
ES-2108 Switching Forwarding Rate
1.2Mpps (148800pps/100Base-TX)
ES-2108-G/ES-2108PWR Switching Forwarding Rate
2.7Mpps (1488000pps/1000Base-T/1000Base-X, 148800pps/100Base-TX)
ES-2108-LC Switching Forwarding Rate
2.9Mpps (1488000pps/1000Base-T/1000Base-X, 148800pps/100Base-TX/100FX)
Wire-speed performance
MAC 8K MAC entries

Traffic Management and QoS
IEEE 802.1p with 4 priority queues per port for different types of traffic
DSCP
GVRP, automatic VLAN member registration
IGMP snooping
Congestion control on all ports
Broadcast Storm Control
Rate Limiting
Resilient Link and Link Aggregation IEEE 802.1Q tag-based and port-based VLAN
IEEE 802.3ad compliant
LACP, static and dynamic link aggregation
Up to 2 aggregation groups, per group support up to 4 ports (FE only).
IEEE802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) provides rapid convergence of spanning tree independent of spanning-tree timer

Security and Authentication
MAC filtering per port secures access to each port
Specific MAC forwarding per port: only specified MAC addresses can access the network (port lock)
802.1x port-based authentication, preventing unauthorized users from accessing the network
256 static VLAN, up to 4K dynamic VLAN
Full range 4K PVID
MAC Freeze
Intrusion Lock

Network Administration
User name/password required for web/telnet/local console administrators
Two level security by specific SNMP read/write community

Network Management
Zyxel iStacking™, up to 24 switches can be managed by one IP address
Web-based management
Telnet CLI (Cisco-Like)
SNMP v2c
RS-232c Local console
DHCP relay/option 82
IP management: static IP or DHCP client
4 RMON groups 1, 2, 3, 9 (history, statistics, alarms, and events) for enhanced traffic management, monitoring, and analysis
Supports Source/Destination/Both port mirroring

Hardware Specification
8 x 10/100Base-T and one dual personality Gigabit interface (RJ-45 or SFP open slot)
Support auto-negotiation
Support auto MDI/MDI-X,
1 D-Sub 9-pin Female (DCE) Console port

Physical Specification
Dimensions: 250 (W) x 135 (D) x 35 (H) mm
Weight: 1.2 Kg

Power Requirement
Input voltage of AC : 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz
Max power rating of AC : 10 Watt

Environmental Specifications
Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 45°C
Storage temperature: -25°C ~ 70°C
Operating humidity: 10% ~ 90%, non-condensing