Linksys Announces New 16 and 24 Port Gigabit Switches for small businesses
Affordable 16- and 24-Port Gigabit Switches Provide High Performance, Flexibility and Reliability Small Business Networks Demand
IRVINE, Calif. -/23 Feb, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Linksys®, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business environments, announced two new switches for small businesses – the 16-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch with WebView (SRW2016) and the 24-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch with WebView (SRW2024).
Both new gigabit switches feature WebView remote monitoring and fiber expansion. WebView lets administrators control their network remotely through a web browser for configuration and monitoring traffic; while fiber expansion options through the two Mini GBIC ports allow administrators to add mini GBIC SFP Transceivers for longer range, high throughput connections to the main network.
The Linksys 16- and 24-port gigabit WebView switches have been designed for small businesses looking for the following:
1. Simple network configurability and management capabilities
2. Fast gigabit network speed for the elimination of data “bottlenecks”
3. Fiber expandability for long range networking
4. Cost effective solution in migrating the network from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit
“Our reseller and small business customers were looking for us to take our unmanaged gigabit switches to the next level by adding features that enable more control of a network onsite or off,” said Tim Thornton, Linksys director of product marketing. “We enhanced our gigabit switches with more features that optimize network performance while providing expandability options as the network needs to grow. Linksys is building out its switch line to offer a complete portfolio of solutions that will meet the needs of all types of small business demands.”
Features of the 16 and 24-Port 10/100/100 Gigabit Switches:
WebView remote monitoring and configuration via a web browser
Two mini GBIC expansion ports for fiber expansion
16 or 24-Port 10/100/1000 full duplex, auto MDI/MDI-X ports for sensing cable type
64 VLAN support, 8 port trunking groups, console port and 802.1p Class of Service (CoS) support
802.3ad link aggregation
Port mirroring
802.1x authentication and radius support
Telnet support
MAC address learning
Limited lifetime warranty
Price and Availability
The Linksys 16-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit with WebView (SRW2016) and the 24-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit with WebView (SRW2024) products are available immediately through major distributors, value-added resellers and business solution providers. Estimated street price is $479.99 and $599.99 respectively. $20 and $25 instant rebates are available now through Feb. 28, 2005 to Linksys Partner Connection members.
Resellers are encouraged to sign up for the Linksys Partner Connection program to obtain demo units, discounts and other benefits of the Linksys reseller program.
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About Linksys
Founded in 1988, Linksys, a Division of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the global leader in Wireless and Ethernet networking for both consumer and SOHO users. Linksys is dedicated to making networking easy and affordable for its customers, offering innovative, award-winning products that seamlessly integrate with a variety of devices and applications. Linksys provides award-winning product support to its customers. For more information, visit
http://www.linksys.com.
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