DrayTek P2100 VigorSwitch Layer 2+ 8 Port Gigabit Switch VSP2100-K

DrayTek P2100 VigorSwitch 8-Port Layer 2+ Managed Rackmount Gigabit PoE+ Switch w/ 2 x 1G SFP Ports (140W)

The DrayTek P2100 VigorSwitch 8-Port Layer 2+ Managed Gigabit PoE+ Switch is ideal for adding network ports to a DrayTek Vigor router. The enterprise-level features allow your business to improve network stability and security. The VigorSwitch P2100 is able to power your network devices via Power over Ethernet, with a generous 140 watt power budget to provide power to each of its eight (8) PoE / PoE+ enabled Gigabit LAN ports.

Key Features

• Eight (8) RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Ports with PoE+
• 140-watt Power-over-Ethernet budget for demanding applications
• Cloud Managed with VigorACS
• 802.1q VLANs with Dynamic MAC-based, Voice & Surveillance VLAN
• ONVIF IP Camera Surveillance Management with PoE Device Check
• Access Control List (ACL) for port & traffic level security
• Port Mirroring & Link Aggregation
• IGMP Snooping & Querying
• IPv4 and IPv6 Support with IP Conflict Prevention
• Centrally managed or standalone operation

Switch Management

The VigorSwitch P2100 works superbly in standalone mode, but as it is designed for centralised management it can be provisioned and monitored by one of DrayTek’s central management platforms. These include the VigorACS management platform, VigorConnect on-site management and DrayTek’s router-based switch management. These platforms allow you to drastically reduce the setup time required for a complex network and configure an entire DrayTek network remotely.

Power over Ethernet

The VigorSwitch P2100 is an 8-port PoE (Power over Ethernet) switch, providing power on all ports to any PoE-enabled device, such as IP phones, wireless access points or IP cameras over the Ethernet cable. There are two (2) additional SFP module slots for Ethernet and Fibre uplinks, with suitable SFP modules installed.

As well as removing the need for local (at the desk) power supplies, making for tidier installations, PoE ensures power efficiency, providing only the power needed, as well as allowing for time schedules for powering up/down and remote rebooting. Power is provided only when required and allows for installation of devices where there is no mains power, particularly useful for wireless access points such as the ceiling mounted VigorAP 960C.

The VigorSwitch P2100 has a total power budget of up to 140 watts for all connected PoE devices, allowing for connection of both standard PoE (802.3af) and High-Power PoE (802.3at) devices at up to 30 watts per port.

Power over Ethernet Management

• Device Check
  The Device Check feature can monitor connectivity to a device / remote IP – if it stops responding, for instance an IP camera stops transmitting – the VigorSwitch will automatically power cycle the port it’s connected to, allowing it to restart and work normally again.
• Scheduling
  Set time schedules to turn connected PoE devices on/off at certain times of the day, for instance turning off wireless access points overnight. Save power and prevent network access outside of the set operation times.
• PoE Priority
  In the event that the PoE power usage exceeds the power budget of the switch, important devices can be given priority so that they remain on. Less important devices can be turned off by the switch, to ensure constant operation of essential systems.

Central Management

The DrayTek VigorSwitch P2100 can operate in standalone mode and be managed through its web interface or, if you need to manage and monitor the switch remotely, or have several DrayTek VigorSwitches to administer, you can centrally manage and monitor them either with:

• Router – Switch Management – Manage VigorSwitches connected to a router and determine network topology at a glance
• DrayTek VigorACS – Manage and Provision DrayTek VigorSwitches on any network, from anywhere
• DrayTek VigorConnect – Manage and Provision VigorSwitches and VigorAPs on a single site

Central Switch Management with a DrayTek Vigor Router

DrayTek Vigor router Central Switch Management provisions and monitors VigorSwitch switches through a DrayTek Vigor router, with profiles that can be applied to multiple switches and VLAN configuration all handled within the router. Central Switch Management requires firmware support on both the VigorSwitch and the DrayTek Vigor router.

This can simplify the setup of multiple subnets and VLANs, without needing in-depth knowledge of VLAN tagging and reduces setup time, with the time consuming step of configuring VLANs for each port handled by the router instead.

Advanced Layer 2+ Routing Features

The VigorSwitch P2100 includes Layer 3 features; VLAN Routing, DHCP Server and Static Route, which allow the switch to provide routing between VLANs at full speed. The switch’s Access Control List gives full control of what traffic routes between those networks.

• VLAN Routing
  A DrayTek VigorSwitch normally provides connectivity for multiple network segments with 802.1Q VLAN tags, which separate networks at Layer 2 (MAC level), relying on the router to connect different networks. VLAN Routing in the switch allows for Layer 3 (IP level) routing, to connect and route between different IP subnets with wire speed routing performance.
• Static Route
  Routing beyond the VigorSwitch P2100, to the Internet and across VPNs is possible with Static Routes, using the switch to direct traffic to remote subnets through the correct gateway. Up to 512 static routes can be configured on the switch.
• DHCP Server
  The DrayTek VigorSwitch P2100 has an integrated DHCP server to provide IP addressing to as many as 8 subnets on the switch.

ONVIF IP Camera Management

The VigorSwitch P2100 can discover, manage and configure ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) compatible IP cameras and NVR systems, allowing for easy discovery, management and troubleshooting of your connected IP cameras.

• Device Management
  Use the VigorSwitch to configure and manage your IP camera network; configure network & security settings, restart cameras and have the switch monitor whether cameras are responding, alerting of any issues.
• Network Surveillance Topology
  Simply connect ONVIF capable devices to the VigorSwitch P2100, Discover devices and the VigorSwitch determines the network topology of connected cameras & NVR systems.
• View IP Camera Output
  Through the VigorSwitch web interface, you can view the video feed of connected IP cameras.

Camera Offline Alerts with Snapshot

The VigorSwitch P2100 can store a recent snapshot of each connected IP Camera that’s ONVIF compliant. If a camera goes offline, the VigorSwitch sends out an email alert with the last-seen snapshot from the camera that’s stopped responding. Allowing you to locate the affected camera easily and troubleshoot any problems it may have, such as a disconnected cable or faulty camera.

In addition, with Device Check on a PoE VigorSwitch, the switch can automatically power cycle the affected camera when problems occur, resolving issues with a freezing camera without requiring manual intervention.

IP Conflict Detection & Prevention

• Conflict Detection
  The VigorSwitch can detect and notify an administrator when an IP conflict is detected on the network. Easily track down conflicts and take action to resolve them.
• Conflict Prevention
  Use DrayTek’s IP Conflict Prevention to allow the switch to automatically protect against IP conflicts and ARP spoofing. IP Conflict Prevention catalogues the current network layout, giving you the option to fix the IP address and MAC information for important network devices, such as Servers and Routers. If another device attempts to use an IP address that’s in use, the VigorSwitch blocks the misconfigured or malicious device, communicating only with the known and correct device.

Quality of Service & Bandwidth Control

Prioritise mission-critical services such as Voice over IP and optimise traffic on your network with Quality of Service. 802.1p Class of Service allows the switch to identify essential traffic, moving it ahead in the queue at busy uplinks, ensuring that important data arrives on time when passing through the switch.

Auto Voice & Surveillance VLAN allow the switch to automatically assign VoIP Phones and IP Cameras to their specified VLAN and prioritise their traffic without manual port configuration. Control and manage throughput per-port with Rate Limiting and application specific Traffic Shaping.

Network Security and Management Features

Stay in control of what’s connected to your network with Port Security and 802.1X & MAC authentication, to prevent connection of unauthorised equipment.

Protect against network issues arising from connection of unwanted devices with DHCP Snooping and IP Source Guard. Control port access for every port on your network with the VigorSwitch Access Control List – to specifically allow or deny specified traffic types moving between ports, just like a Firewall.

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