ZyXEL Communications, a provider of secure broadband access, connected home, and business networking products, has launched 12 and 24-port 10-Gigabit switches for small to mid-size businesses. The switches include XS1920-12, a 12-port smart-managed 10-Gigabit switch, and XS3700-24, a 24-port L2+ managed 10-Gigabit switch.
Both switches (XS1920-12 & XS3700-24) are backward-compatible, offer port configuration for server and switch aggregation along with its L2+ features, and basic layer-3 routing to build a network.
The XS1920-12 enables SMBs to upgrade existing networks to 10G connectivity. Feature highlights include:
- 10 x 10G Base-T ports for copper link
- 2 x 10G SFP+ combo ports for fiber link
- CPU protection, Loop Guard, IPMB, Dual image for network protection and reliability
Features of the 24-port Managed 10-Gigabit Switch – XS3700-24 include:
- 8 x 10G Base-T ports for copper link
- 12 x 10G SFP+ ports for fiber link
- 4 x 10G combo ports
- No single point of failure (NSPOF) features in both hardware and software
- TACAS+ and RADIUS authentication, Loop guard, IPMB for network protection
- IPv6, Dual stack (IPv4/IPv6) facilitate simple migration to future-proofed network
Both 10G switches support ZON configuration utility to check locations, assign IPs, reboot, and perform firmware upgrades on multiple switches, streamlining networking management from a single platform. The Smart Connect function of ZON enables both the XS1920-12 and the XS3700-24 to auto-discover other ZON enabled ZyXEL devices on the network, enabling configuration and management through its Web GUI.
ZyXEL’s 12-port Web Smart 10-Gigabit Switch (XS1920-12), priced at $1865, and 24-port Managed 10-Gigabit Switch (XS3700-24), priced at $3860, are available for purchase through all ZyXEL authorized resellers.
