Linksys Adds Gigabit Ethernet To Small Business Switch Line

Linksys Wednesday added eight new entrants to its line of small business-focused networking equipment. <P> The new products include 16, 24 and 48-port Gigabit Ethernet switches; 24 and 48-port Fast Ethernet switches with 4 Gigabit ports; a 24-port Gigabit switch with Power over Ethernet (PoE); and 24 and 48-port Fast Ethernet switches with 2 Gigabit ports and PoE. <P> All the new products include WebView, a feature that enables remote network management through a secure Web browser, allowing administrators to enable and disable ports, set up VLANs and port trunking, and modify QoS traffic priority settings. <P> All the switches are available now, except for the 24-port Gigabit switch with PoE (SRW2024P) and the 48-port Fast Ethernet switch with 2 Gigabit ports and PoE (SRW248P), both of which will ship this summer. Prices range from $279 for the 24-port Fast Ethernet switch with 2 Gigabit ports (SRW224), to $899 for the 48-port Gigabit switch (SRW2048). <P> "Starting at about $9 a port, our new small business solution switches provide just what our resellers and business customers have been asking for: speed, affordability, configurability and ease of use," said Richard Platt, vice president, Linksys small business systems business unit, in a statement.

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