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Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome
WebView Switches
Chapter 1: Introduction

Welcome

This guide covers three product models.
•SRW2008 - 8-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet Switch with WebView.
Includes 8 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports and 2 shared MiniGBIC slots.
•SRW2008MP - 8-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet Switch with WebView and
Maximum POE (Power over Ethernet)
Includes 8 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports and 2 shared MiniGBIC slots.
•SRW2008P - 8-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet Switch with WebView and POE (Power over Ethernet)
Includes 8 10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports and 2 shared MiniGBIC slots.
For the purpose of this manual, whenever a feature applies to all models, the model number will be referenced as
SRW2008x. If a specific model number is mentioned, then the feature is specific to that model.
The Linksys WebView Managed switch allows you to expand your network securely. Configuration of the switch is
secured using SSL for Web access. User control is secured using 802.1x security using a RADIUS authentication
mechanism and can also be controlled using MAC-based filtering.
Extensive QoS features makes the solution ideal for real-time applications like Voice and Video. The 4 priority
queues together with the Weighted Round Robin and Strict Priority scheduling techniques facilitate efficient
coexistence of real-time traffic with data traffic allowing them each to meet their QoS needs. Individual users or
applications can be prioritized above others using various Class of Service options - by port, layer 2 priority
(802.1p), and Layer 3 priority (TOS or DSCP). Intelligent Broadcast, and Multicast storm control minimizes and
contain the effect of these types of traffic on regular traffic. IGMP Snooping limits bandwidth-intensive video
traffic to only the requestors without flooding to all users. Incoming traffic can be policed and outgoing traffic can
be shaped allowing you to control network access and traffic flow.
There are features that allow you to expand and grow your network of switches. Link aggregation allows multiple
high-bandwidth trunks between switches to be setup. This also provides a level of reliability in that the system
continues to operate if one of the links break. Spanning Tree (STP), Fast Spanning Tree, and Rapid Spanning Tree
(RSTP) allow you to build a mesh of switches increasing the availability of the system.
The rich management functionality of the WebView switches includes SNMP, RMON, Telnet, and HTTP
Management options, allowing you to flexibly integrate and manage these devices in your network.