KTI Networks KS-2240 manual Introduction

1. Introduction

Driven by recent advances in desktop computing technology, today’s network applications have increased in speed, power and the ability to process information. To meet the demands of these more bandwidth- intensive applications, this switch device provides significant increase in performance for your Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network. The switch comes with high number of 10/100 Fast Ethernet switched ports, each capable of transferring information simultaneously at full wire speed to control and allocate the network bandwidth. It also provides two Gigabit Ethernet slots for migration to Gigabit network smoothly.

The key features of the switch units are:

•High Port-count and High Bandwidth : Combining large number of 10/ 100Mbps-based Fast Ethernet switched ports and two Gigabit ports, the switches deliver a tremendous aggregated bandwidth for your net- work.

•Easy Migration : With 10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-X support, the switch provides a non-disruptive and smooth migration path from Ethernet to Fast Ethernet, and even to Gigabit Ethernet network.

•Easy Installation : With the functions of auto-speed-sensing and auto-negotiation on each port, the switches support plug-and-play installation by default which eliminates configuration problems.

•Network Management : With the built-in SNMP and web manage- ment software agent, the switch provides network management func- tion for advanced applications. It allows you to control and monitor the switch remotely from anywhere in the network.

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