PLANET WGS3-2820 - Manual (Page 25)

User’s Manual of WGS3-2820/WGS3-5220
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2. INSTALLATION
This section describes the functionalities of the Switch's components and guides how to install it on the desktop or shelf. Basic
knowledge of networking is assumed. Please read this chapter completely before continuing.
2.1 Product Description
The PLANET WGS3 LAYER 3 Switch is a 24-Port/48-Port 10/100Mbps with 4 Gigabit TP / 2 shared SFP interface Layer 3
Ethernet Switch. It boasts a high performance switch architecture that is capable of providing non-blocking switch fabric and
wire-speed throughput as high as 12.8/17.6Gbps. Its four built-in GbE uplink ports also offer incredible extensibility, flexibility
and connectivity to the Core switch or Servers.
2.1.1 Product Overview
PLANET WGS3 LAYER 3 Switch is loaded with powerful traffic management and QoS features to enhance services offered by
telcom. It provides 4 priority queues per port for different types of traffics, allowing administrators to set policies for classified
filtering and rule-based rate limitation. The WGS3 LAYER 3 Switch prioritizes applications with WFQ (Weighted Fair Queuing)
scheduling algorithm to allocate more bandwidth to key traffics such as voice transmission, empowering the enterprise to take
full advantages of the limited network resources and guarantee the best performance.
PLANET WGS3 LAYER 3 Switch offers comprehensive Access Control List (ACL) for enforcing security to the edge. Its
protection mechanisms comprised of port-based 802.1x user and device authentication. The administrators can now construct
highly secured corporate networks with time and effort considerably less then before.
With its built-in web-based management, the PLANET WGS3 LAYER 3 Switch offers an easy-to-use, platform-independent
management and configuration facility. The PLANET WGS3 LAYER 3 Switch supports standard Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) and can be managed via any standard-based management software. For text-based management, the WGS3
LAYER 3 Switch can also be accessed via Telnet and the console port. For secure remote management, the WGS3 LAYER 3
Switch supports SSL and SSH connection which encrypt the packet content at each session.