ZyXEL GS1100-24 User Guide - Page 5

CHAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your Switch 1.1 Introduction This chapter describes the key features, benefits and applications of your Switch. This User's Guide covers the following models: GS1100-8HP, GS1100-16, GS1100-24, and GS110024E. The Switch is a 10/100/1000 Mbps multi-port switch that can be used to build highperformance switched workgroup networks. The Switch is a store-and-forward device that offers low latency for high-speed networking. The Switch is fanless and designed for workgroups, departments or backbone computing environments for small businesses. Table 1 GS1100 Series Comparison Table PORT/SWITCH DETAILS GS1100-8HP GS1100-16 8 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports (including 4 PoE ports) 16 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports 24 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports 2 100/1000Base-X SFP slots One physical IEEE 802.3az ON/OFF button One power ON/OFF switch GS1100-24 GS1100-24E The GS1100-8HP has four GbE PoE ports that can supply power to the connected PoE powered devices. The GS1100-24 has two SFP slots for uplink connection. Use SFP transceivers in these slots for 100Mbps or 1Gbps connections to backbone Ethernet switches. The Switch has a built-in algorithm that automatically assigns priority to received packets. It can operate in low power idle mode in compliance with IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE). GS1100 Series User's Guide 5