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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LGS100-series unmanaged gigabit switches
LGS300-series smart gigabit switches
LGS500-series managed gigabit switches
11n access points
11ac access points
Gigabit VPN routers
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LGS100 SERIES UNMANAGED GIGABIT SWITCHES
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WHAT RESELLERS CARE ABOUT
• PoE+ ports available to support “11ac-Ready” APs.
• Better Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in price and performance over competitors.
Gigabit Ethernet Ports
PoE/PoE+
EEE (IEEE 802.3az)
QoS
Plug-and-Play
1. Connects four or more network devices (desktop PCs, printers, APs, IP phones, etc.)—useful when running out of router LAN ports.
2. Basic switch speed upgrade from legacy Fast Ethernet switches (10/100Mbps).
3. Basic cost-saving Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch that supports powered devices (PDs), such as IP phones, wireless access points, IP cameras, etc.
4. All Linksys 100 Series PoE switches provide PoE+ ports (high PoE power budget) to support upgrades to 802.11ac access points (APs).
LINKSYS NETGEAR D-LINK CISCO WHY LINKSYS?
LGS1055-Port Business Desktop Gigabit Switch
GS105 DGS105 SG100D-05
• All Linksys PoE switches are equipped with the latest PoE+ standard for greater power budget per port and are “11ac-ready.”
• Better TCO in price and performance over competitors.
• Unmanaged switches are mostly commoditized; varied through pricing promotion.
LGS1088-Port Business Desktop Gigabit Switch
GS108 DGS108 SG100D-08
LGS11616-Port Business Desktop Gigabit Switch
GS116 DGS-1016D SG100-16
LGS12424-Port Business Gigabit Switch
JGS524 DGS-1024D SG100-24
LGS108P8-Port Business Desktop Gigabit PoE+ Switch
GS108P DGS-1008P SG100-08P
LGS116P16-Port Business Desktop Gigabit PoE+ Switch
LGS124P24-Port Business Gigabit PoE+ Switch
Plug-and-play extension of the office network.
See the Glossary for buzzword definitions.
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LGS300 SERIES SMART GIGABIT SWITCHES
WHAT RESELLERS CARE ABOUT
• Simple Auto Voice VLAN configuration steps to reduce IT/admin support turn-around time on IP telephony and VoIP products.
• Better TCO in price and performance over competitors.
• Full PoE+ ports available to support “11ac-ready” APs.
Layer 2+ Switching
Gigabit Ethernet Ports
PoE/PoE+
IPv6
Auto Voice VLAN
802.1q VLAN
QoS
ACL
802.1x Supplicant
RADIUS Server
DHCP Snooping
IGMP Snooping
Multicast
STP/MSTP/RSTP
SNMP
CLI
EEE (IEEE 802.3az)
SFP (mini-GBIC) Combo Ports
1. Entry-level Layer 2 managed switch at an affordable price.
2. Simple Web-browser-based management capabilities, enhanced security, and quality of service features needed to support business-class data, voice, and security and wireless services.
3. Linksys LGS300 Series PoE switches are built with full PoE+ ports to support upgrades to 802.11ac APs.
See the Glossary for buzzword definitions.
LINKSYS NETGEAR D-LINK HP TP-LINK CISCO WHY LINKSYS?
LGS3088-Port Business Smart Gigabit Switch
GS108T DGS-1100-08
1820 Series J9979A
SG200-08
Better TCO in price and performance over other competitors.
Simple, streamlined setup and configuration workflow for VoIP solutions.
All Linksys PoE switches are equipped with the latest PoE+ standard for greater power budget per port and are “11ac-ready.”
LGS31818-Port Business Smart Gigabit Switch
GS716T DGS-1100-16 SG200-18
LGS32626-Port Business Smart Gigabit Switch
GS724T DGS-1100-24
1820 Series J9980A
SG200-26
LGS308P8-Port Business Smart Gigabit PoE+ Switch
GS110TPGS510TP
DGS-1210-1OP
1820 Series J9982A
TL-SG2210P
SG200-08P
SG200-10FP
LGS318P18-Port Business Smart Gigabit PoE+ Switch
GS516TP
LGS326P26-Port Business Smart Gigabit PoE+ Switch
GS728TPGS728TPP
DGS-1210-28P
1820 Series J9983A
TL-SG2424P
SG200-26P
SG200-26FP
SG220-24P
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LGS500 SERIES MANAGED GIGABIT SWITCHES
WHAT RESELLERS CARE ABOUT
• Simple Auto Voice VLAN configuration steps to reduce IT/admin support turn-around time on IP telephony and VoIP products.
• Better TCO in price and performance over competitors.
• Excellent, robust switch performance against Tier 1 competitors, like Cisco Small Business.
• Two 10G SFP+ fiber uplink ports available to support 10G servers / NAS storage connectivity (LGS552/LGS552P model only).
• Full PoE+ ports available to support “11ac-ready” APs.
Layer 3 Static Routing
Layer 2+ Switching
Gigabit Ethernet Ports
PoE/PoE+
IPv6
Auto Voice VLAN
802.1q VLAN
QoS
ACL
802.1x Supplicant
RADIUS Server
DHCP Snooping
IGMP Snooping
Multicast
STP/MSTP/RSTP
SNMP
CLI
EEE (IEEE 802.3az)
SFP (mini-GBIC)Combo Ports
10G SFP+ FiberUplink Ports
1. Layer 3 managed switches offer powerful performance and create a core network foundation as businesses grow and scale over time.
2. Easy-to-use Web-browser-based and CLI management capabilities, advanced quality of service (QoS) intelligence, and advanced traffic management to simplify the addition of voice, wireless, and security services.
3. Linksys LGS500 Series PoE switches are built with full PoE+ ports to support upgrades to 802.11ac APs.
4. Linksys LGS552/LGS552P models support two additional 10G SFP+ fiber uplink ports to integrate with 10G connections or entry-level datacenters / server farm environments.
See the Glossary for buzzword definitions.
LINKSYS NETGEAR D-LINK HP TP-LINK CISCO WHY LINKSYS?
LGS52828-Port BusinessManaged Gigabit Switch
GSM7226LP (M4100-26G-POE)
GSM7224P (MS4100-24G-PoE+)
DGS-3120-24PC/SI
1910 Series JE006A & 1920 Series JG925A
TLSG3424P
SG300-28PP
SG300-28MP
Better TCO in price and per-formance over competitors.
Simple, streamlined setup and configuration workflow for VoIP solutions.
Additional 10G SFP+ fiber uplinks to support entry-lev-el servers and datacenter environments (LGS552/LGS552P model only).
All Linksys PoE switches are equipped with the latest PoE+ standard for greater power budget per port and are “11ac-ready.”
LGS55252-Port BusinessManaged Gigabit Switch
GSM-7248v1h1 (M4100-50G-POE+)
DGS-3120-48PC/SI
1910 Series JE009A & 1920 Series JG927A
SG300-52P
SG300-52MP
LGS528P28-Port Business Managed GigabitPoE+ Switch
GSM7226LP (M4100-26G-POE)
GSM7224P (MS4100-24G-PoE+)
DGS-3120-24PC/SI
1920 Series JG925A & JG926A
TLSG3424P
SG300-28PP
SG300-28MP
LGS552P52-Port Business Managed GigabitPoE+ Switch
GSM-7248v1h1 (M4100-50G-POE+)
DGS-3120-48PC/SI
1920 Series JG928A
SG300-52P
SG300-52MP
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11N ACCESS POINTS
WHAT RESELLERS CARE ABOUT
High power internal antennas enabled faster wireless performance and greater coverage than competitor SKUs.
Captive Portal allows for Wi-Fi hotspots with customizable guest logins.
IPv6 support fully integrates dual IPv4 and IPv6 networks simultaneously. 802.11n
2x2 MIMO
PoE
Single Band
Dual Band
QoS
WMM
Captive Portal (Wi-Fi Hotspot)
WDS Bridging
Workgroup Bridge
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise
802.1x Supplicant
RADIUS Server
IPv6
SNMP
1. Fast, reliable, secure Wi-Fi connections and services.
2. Ability to host Wi-Fi hotspots in the area.
3. Expanding Wi-Fi signals and coverage extension.
LINKSYS NETGEAR D-LINK UBIQUITI ENGENIUS CISCO WHY LINKSYS?
LAPN300Business WirelessN300 Access Point with PoE
WN203 DAP-2330 DAP-2360 UAP EAP350 WAP121 Reliable 11n wireless
connectivity and robust performance.
High-power internal antennas for greater Wi-Fi signals and coverage.
Wi-Fi hotspot support with customizable guest access login.
LAPN600Business WirelessN600 Dual BandAccess Point with PoE
WN-DAP350WN-DAP360
DAP-2553 UniFi AP-PRO
EAP600WAP131 WAP321
See the Glossary for buzzword definitions.
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KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
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11AC ACCESS POINTS
WHAT RESELLERS CARE ABOUT
• High-power internal antennas enable faster wireless performance and greater coverage over competitor SKUs.
• IPv6 support fully integrates dual IPv4 and IPv6 networks simultaneously.
• Captive portal allows for Wi-Fi hotspots with customizable guest logins.
• Link aggregation with two Gigabit LAN ports takes advantage of 11ac wireless-to-wired bandwidth.
• AP Clustering for Single Point Control allows for “WLAN controller-less” solution, a SW-based centralized management interface to control and manage multi-AP deployment without additional hardware controller purchase.*
• Client QoS allows traffic shaping and prioritization at wireless user level.
802.11ac
2x2 MIMO
3x3 MIMO
PoE/PoE+
QoS
WMM
Captive Portal (Wi-Fi Hotspot)
WDS Bridging
Workgroup Bridge
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise
802.1x Supplicant
RADIUS Server
IPv6
SNMP
Clustering
1. Upgrade to 802.11ac to provide faster Gigabit Wi-Fi services.
2. Greater wireless client density.
3. Convenient Wi-Fi hotspot hosting capabilities.
4. Highly secure and robust Wi-Fi connectivity.
5. Expanded Wi-Fi signal coverage.
6. Simple Wi-Fi installation and deployment.
7. Affordable “WLAN controller-less” solution with cluster AP deployment.
LINKSYS NETGEAR D-LINK UBIQUITI ENGENIUS CISCO WHY LINKSYS? (*PRO)
LAPAC1200AC1200 Dual-Band Access Point
WAC720DAP-1665 DAP-2660 DAP-2690
EAP600• Supports latest 11ac wireless
connectivity, offering up to 3x the speed of 11n.
• Includes high-power internal antennas for greater Wi-Fi sig-nals and coverage.
• Offers Wi-Fi hotspot hosting with customizable guest access login.
• Enables SW-based central management interface to “single point control” up to 10 APs* with clustering (controller-less WLAN solution).*
• Provides client-based QoS traffic prioritization with Client QoS.*
LAPAC1750AC1750 Dual-Band Access Point
DAP-2695 UAP-ACEAP1750H
EWS360AP
LAPAC1750PROBusiness AC1750 Pro Dual-Band Access Point
WAC730 DAP-2695 UAP-AC WAP371
According to the Dell’Oro Group, within the next five years,
over 95% of shipping 802.11 devices will support 11ac.
Dell’Oro Group WLAN 5-Year Forecast Report (2015)
See the Glossary for buzzword definitions.
BUZZWORDS
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS (*PRO)
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GIGABIT VPN ROUTERS
WHAT RESELLERS CARE ABOUT
• Superior IPsec VPN throughput speed, up to 110 Mbps, outperforms competitor SKUs.
• OpenVPN Server support enables mobile VPN access (both iOS and Android).
• EasyLink VPN setup helps to simplify complex, time-consuming router VPN configuration steps (only works with LRT VPN routers).
802.1q VLAN
VPN (Site-to-Site and Client-to-Site)
IPsec VPN
PPTP VPN
OpenVPN
Dual WAN Ports
Dual WAN Failover*
Dual WAN Load Balancing*
Firewall
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
Denial of Service (DoS) Prevention
Web Content and Keyword Filtering Access Rules
1. Reliable, high-performance, business-class router to service daily business activities and manage core data traffic with zero downtime.
2. Highly secure VPN capabilities to enable remote users (laptops and mobile devices) to connect to business networks through a secure Internet pathway from anywhere, anytime.
3. Built-in firewalls, advanced encryption, and authentication features to protect against any external threats, keeping business assets safe and secure.
LINKSYS NETGEAR D-LINK CISCO WHY LINKSYS?
LRT214Business Gigabit VPN Router
FVS318G DSR-250 Superior IPsec VPN throughput speed over competitors.
OpenVPN Server enables free, secure mobile VPN for both Android and iOS mobile devices.
EasyLink VPN feature reduces the complexity of setting up router VPN access.
LRT224Business Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router
FVS336G DSR-500RV042GRV320
Mobility is critical, but security is essential.
See the Glossary for buzzword definitions.
* Features available only on the LRT224.
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KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
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10G SFP+ Fiber Uplink Port:10G SFP+ port is an enhanced version of the standard Gigabit SFP port speed, which supports data rates up to 10 gigabits per second. Applies to Managed Switches.
2x2 MIMO:“Multiple-input and multiple-output” (MIMO) is a method for multiplying the capacity of a wireless radio link using multiple transmit and receive antennas to exploit multipath propagation. With different numbers of multiple antennas, MIMO technology can significantly enhance the performance of a single data signal for wireless devices. 2x2 stands for 2 antennas streaming and 2 antennas receiving at same time. Applies to 11n Access Points and 11ac Access Points.
3x3 MIMO:“Multiple-input and multiple-output” (MIMO) is a method for multiplying the capacity of a wireless radio link using multiple transmit and receive antennas to exploit multipath propagation. With different numbers of multiple antennas, MIMO technology can significantly enhance the performance of a single data signal for wireless devices. 3x3 stands for 3 antennas streaming and 3 antennas receiving at same time. Applies to 11ac Access Points.
802.11ac:IEEE 802.11ac standard, also known as “11ac,” is the next-generation Wi-Fi standard providing high-performance throughput up to Gigabit wireless speed and operating solely on the 5 GHz band. Applies to 11ac Access Points.
802.11n:IEEE 802.11n standard, also known as “11n,” is the fourth-generation wireless networking standard that operates at data rates up to 600 Mbit/s. It can operate in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency bands. Applies to 11n Access Points.
802.1x Supplicant:802.1x authentication is often applied to strictly secure authenticated network devices, such as switch, AP, IP phone, and others on the network. 802.1x authentication involves three parties: a supplicant (client), an authenticator (switch or AP), and an authentication server (RADIUS server). Applies to Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, and 11ac Access Points.
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Access Control List (ACL): Access Control List, ACL is a software feature allowing the router, switch, or AP the rights to allow, deny, or audit a trusted network device via a list of access control rules and traffic patterns. Applies to Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, 11ac Access Points, and VPN Gigabit Routers.
Access Rules: Security features limit access to the network by allowing or denying access by specific services, source interfaces (LAN or WAN), or devices identified by the IP address. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
Auto Voice VLAN: Voice VLAN is part of VLAN functionality, enabling access ports to recognize and carry IP voice traffic from IP phones across the network. Applies to Smart Switches and Managed Switches.
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Captive Portal (Wi-Fi Hotspot):A software feature is used to service a Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing IT administrators to block wireless clients from accessing the network until user verification has been established. Applies to 11n Access Points and 11ac Access Points.
Clustering:Clustering, or AP Clustering, provides a single point of administration and lets IT administrators view, deploy, configure, and secure a wireless network as a single entity rather than a series of separate wireless AP configurations. Applies to 11ac Access Points.
Command Line Interface (CLI):CLI is a console user interface for interacting with a computer program. Users issue commands to the program in the form of successive lines of text (command lines). Customers and IT administrators typically look for CLI support on high-end network devices (managed switches and high-end routers). Applies to Managed Switches.
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Denial of Service (DoS) Prevention:One firewall rule is to detect attempts to cause a sever
overload. Denial of Service (DoS) attacks either force the target to reset, consume its resources so that it can no longer provide its intended service, or obstruct the communication media between the intended users and the victim so that they can no longer communicate adequately. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
DHCP Snooping:A security feature that acts like firewall between untrusted network devices and trusted DHCP servers (assigning IP addresses). It helps to validate DHCP messages received from untrusted sources and filter out any invalid messages. This feature is often offered by smart or managed switches. Applies to Smart Switches and Managed Switches.
Dual Band:Dual band is the capability to transmit on two bands simultaneously: 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz. Dual band is helpful in situations where multiple users access the wireless network at one time. Applies to 11n Access Points.
Dual WAN Failover:If the primary WAN port connection fails, the secondary backup WAN port will take over the traffic connection instantly. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
Dual WAN Load Balancing:Load balancing distributes inbound traffic equally to every WAN port to make the best use of available bandwidth. It also can prevent traffic from unequal distribution and congestions. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
Dual WAN Ports:A primary WAN port is up and running at all times, while a secondary WAN port is a backup port. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
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EEE (IEEE 802.3az):Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) is a set of enhancements to the Ethernet family that reduce power consumption during periods of low data activity. Also known as IEEE 802.3az standard technology to reduce the power required for Ethernet. Applies to Unmanaged Switches, Smart Switches, and Managed Switches.
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Firewall:Software controls the incoming and outgoing network traffic by analyzing the data packets and determining whether they should be allowed through or not, based on a set of
predetermined rules. Firewall helps to build a bridge between an internal network that is assumed to be secure and trusted, and another network, usually an external (inter) network such as the Internet that is assumed to be unsecure and untrusted. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
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Gigabit Ethernet Port: Gigabit Ethernet (GbE or 1 GigE) is the Ethernet LAN Port for transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of one gigabit per second (1,000,000,000 bits per second), or IEEE 802.3 standard. Applies to Unmanaged Switches, Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, 11ac Access Points, and VPN Gigabit Routers.
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IGMP Snooping: This software feature allows a network switch to listen in IGMP conversations between network clients and routers and helps to maintain a traffic map of which links IP multicast traffic streams in order to optimize network performances. Applies to Smart Switches and Managed Switches.
IPSec VPN:This is one of the most common VPN methods. It provides secure IP communications by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of a communication session. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
IPv6:Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the next-generation enhancement of IPv4 addressing, which is essential to the continued health and growth of the Internet. It allows all network devices to talk to each other directly. Applies to Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, 11ac Access Points, and VPN Gigabit Routers.
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Layer 2+ Switching:All network devices are communicating and bridging over Layer 2 network standard protocols. A Layer 2 Switch can act as a multiport bridge, allowing traffic in and out based on the network device’s MAC address. LGS300x Smart and LGS500x Managed Switches support full Layer 2 switching functionalities. Applies to Smart Switches and Managed Switches.
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Layer 3 Static Routing: In order to route traffic between VLANs, network Layer 3 routed interfaces must be configured. LGS500x Managed Switches support manual configuration and assignment of network routing routes for better traffic efficacy and performance enhancement. Applies to Managed Switches.
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Multicast:Multicast refers to “one-to-many” or “many-to-many” network traffic distribution. It is also a group communication where network traffic and information are sent and exchanged among a group of destination network devices simultaneously. Applies to Smart Switches and Managed Switches.
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OpenVPN:OpenVPN is the open-source software application that implements VPN techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities via SSL/TLS for key exchange and encryption. OpenVPN is widely adopted today with its flexibility in security and open-source community development effort. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
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Plug-and-Play: Simply connect any network device (laptop, desktop, AP, IP phone, IP camera, etc.), and the network connection will be up and running without any software configurations. Applies to Unmanaged Switches.
Point-to-Point Tunnel Protocol (PPTP) VPN:PPTP VPN is the oldest legacy VPN method, and is not a great designed preference due to many serious security vulnerabilities found today. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
Power over Ethernet (PoE, PoE+):Power over Ethernet (PoE, also known as IEEE 802.3af standard) delivers DC power and data to powered devices (PDs) over a single standard Ethernet cable, using up to 15.4 watts per Ethernet port. Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+, also known as IEEE 802.3at standard) is the latest enhancement to deliver twice the power to PDs using up to 30 watts per Ethernet port (AP, IP phone, IP camera, etc.). Applies to Unmanaged Switches, Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, and 11ac Access Points.
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Quality of Service (QoS): The ability to assign different priorities to different applications, users, or data flows, or to guarantee a certain level of performance to a data flow. Applies to Unmanaged Switches, Smart Switches, Managed Switches, and VPN Gigabit Routers.
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RADIUS Server:The Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server is an access control server to manage access to the Internet or internal wired and wireless networks through a set of security rules in authentication and accounting. RADIUS server deployments and use cases are often applied in medium-size and enterprise networks for network security enhancement. Applies to Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, and 11ac Access Points.
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SFP (mini-GBIC) Combo Port: The SFP combo port is a shared Ethernet port of SFP fiber slot and copper port combination. User can have either a cable plugged into standard copper port or a fiber cable plugged into the SFP slot. Applies to Smart Switches and Managed Switches.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP):SNMP is an application-layer protocol used to manage network devices on IP networks. SNMP exposes management data in variables on the managed systems. All management data and system configurations can be used by IT administrators for remote network access and management. Applies to Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, 11ac Access Points, and VPN Gigabit Routers.
Single Band:Single band refers to transmitting wireless signals on the 2.4 GHz band only. Applies to 11n Access Points.
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI):One firewall rule is to monitor the state of network connections traveling across it. The firewall distinguishes legitimate packets for different types of connections. Only packets matching a known active connection are allowed by the firewall; others are rejected. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
STP/RSTP/MSTP: Applies to Smart Switches and Managed Switches.
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), also known as IEEE 802.1d standard, is a network protocol that ensures a loop-free topology for any bridged Ethernet network, preventing any bridge loops and broadcast traffic for better network efficiency and performance.
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), also known as IEEE 802.1w standard, is an enhancement of STP. It provides significantly faster spanning tree convergence time vs. standard STP for better network performance.
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), also known as IEEE 802.1s standard and later merged into IEEE 802.1q standard, is an extension to RSTP to further develop the usefulness of VLANs.
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VLAN (IEEE 802.1q): VLAN, also known as IEEE 802.1q standard, is a software security feature designed to group different network devices together in a common set of requirements, independent of physical location. VLANs help to separate different network devices and traffic communicating to each other based on different VLAN IDs assigned. Applies to Smart Switches, Managed Switches, 11n Access Points, 11ac Access Points, and VPN Gigabit Routers.
VPN:A VPN connection enables two private networks to establish a secure and encrypted connection tunnel across the Internet (public network). It allows remote users to access business intranet resources and information from anywhere, anytime. Two typical VPN deployment cases are Site-to-Site vs. Client-to-Site. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
Site-to-Site connects two fixed locations, such as a company headquarters and a remote branch office.
Client-to-Site connects a mobile user to internal resources, such as when a remote user accesses their company’s internal resources.
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WDS Bridging:The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) allows users to build a wireless network expansion using multiple APs without the need for a wired backbone to link them. This network deployment design is meant to simplify the infrastructure by reducing the amount of cabling required. Applies to 11n Access Points and
11ac Access Points.
Web Content and Keyword Filtering:This security feature restricts access to blocks by specific Web URL link or keyword. Applies to VPN Gigabit Routers.
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM): Wi-Fi Multimedia (also known as IEEE 802.11e standard), provides basic quality of service (QoS) features for wireless devices. WMM prioritizes traffic according to four Access Categories (ACs): voice, video, best effort, and background. Voice has the highest priority, while background has the least. Applies to 11n Access Points and 11ac Access Points.
Workgroup Bridge:Workgroup Bridge mode can be used as range extender to enable the SSID to provide access to remote or hard-to-reach networks. Applies to 11n Access Points and 11ac Access Points.
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise:Both WPA and WPA2-Enterprise are wireless security encryption with 802.1x authentication methods. These security encryption methods are typically used with a customer-premise RADIUS server setup for greater network security enhancement. Applies to 11n Access Points and 11ac Access Points.
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