Linksys Introduces High Performance Managed Network Switches

Linksys announced its first managed switches in the Linksys Business product line-up to complement its portfolio of business networking products. With these switches, the Linksys Business product lineup now includes a full range of cost-effective routing, switching, VPN, wireless and IP surveillance solutions. The new managed switches are available in a 28- and 52-port rack-mountable chassis, with and without Power over Ethernet Plus. Managed switches offer more advanced security and bandwidth control, compared to smart and unmanaged switches, for IT administrators to ensure stability of the business network.

Features of the new Linksys Managed Switches

  • Layer 3 static routing
  • 24  or 48  Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Two combo mini-GBIC (SFP) ports
  • Two 10-Gigabit uplink Ethernet SFP+ ports (LGS552P and LGS552)
  • Integrated Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) (LGS528P and  LGS552P)
  • Energy Efficient Ethernet Technology (802.3az)
  • Port and Tag based VLAN support for up to 1024 VLANs (802.1Q)
  • Automatic Voice VLAN, Guest VLAN and Dynamic VLAN assignment
  • Tagged or Port based QoS support (802.1P)
  • Storm Control – Broadcast, Multicast, and Unknown Unicast
  • IGMP Snooping, Rapid Spanning Tree- RSTP,  BPDU flooding/filtering
  • Advanced Quality of Service (QoS) support with layer 2/3/4 Traffic Prioritization – Voice, Video, and Data
  • Advanced Network Security support 802.1X Port Security and  DHCP Snooping
  • Web-based and SNMP Management Interface

Pricing

Linksys 28-Port Managed Gigabit Switch (LGS528): $549.99

Linksys 52-Port Managed Gigabit Switch (LGS552): $949.99

Linksys 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P): $849.99

Linksys 52-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS552P): $1299.99

 

The Linksys Managed Gigabit Switches are available now through major Distributors and Resellers.

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