
Review Summary
The ES-2108 Managed Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch Series is designed for a small workgroup environment. Thanks to its compact 8-port design and selection of uplink options (1000Base-T, SFP, 100FX), the ES-2108PWR offers functionality and connectivity that best fit your network needs. In addition, the wall-mountable design adds flexibility of deployment. This switch come with a non-blocking 5.6 Gbps switching architecture for wire-speed transmission. ES-2108PWR includes the PoE (Power over Ethernet) feature to supply power to devices connected to the eight PoE ports simultaneously.
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.
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.
With four 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.