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Review of Zyxel XGS1210-12 and XGS1010-12 multi-gigabit switches with a speed of 1/2.5/10 Gbps

Well, the time has come for more or less affordable switches for 2.5 Gigabit networks with copper cable and 10G on optics. In this model, even 1-gigabit ports are forwarded to a common matrix, which is why even on small packets high speed is maintained. And you know that 10 Gigabit Ethernet was introduced back in 2006, and was created mainly for file servers of small companies, and after a decade and a half, it still remains a novelty for many consumers in the small business environment. The ...
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Review of the Zyxel XGS4600-32 stackable Core Switch

The XGS4600 Series Gigabit Stackable Layer 3 Switches are designed for use as root devices in small hotel, office and business center networks. They have 10 Gigabit SFP + slots for server farms and come with a lifetime warranty. Core switches perform the main function of distributing network traffic at a facility between WAN and network segments, such as Wi-Fi, video surveillance, workplaces, IPTV, and so on. Since they are the most critical network node, the design of such devices is ...
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Zyxel XS1920-12 10 Gigabit Switch Review

When testing this switch, we first of all check compatibility with cables and network adapters, evaluate the quality of the element base, speed and impact on latency between ports. When moving to a 10-gigabit network infrastructure, you are likely to come across two media: optical and copper. In the first case, these will most likely be backbone connections, and in the second, modern equipment, which usually has the 10Gbase-T standard. For these use cases, Zyxel has the XS1920, a 12-port ...
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Zyxel GS1350-18HP: review of long-range PoE switch for surveillance

This model is designed specifically for video surveillance systems, and the switch supports remote reloading of PoE cameras, continuous power supply, and most importantly - connecting cameras at a distance of up to 250 meters. This is the function we will test with passion. Never in my life have I crimped so much cable as in this test. It would seem that I have always remembered the color sequence, repeating it over and over again as a spell: "orange with a stripe, orange, green with a ...
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Zyxel ZyWall VPN2S and NWA1123-ACv2: VPN router for small office

... websites, set up a fast VPN and fault-tolerant operation of ... to the days when the VPN gateway was a large ... way. Just make a special VPN gateway for such purposes, which ... under which it produces firewalls / VPN gateways for banks, pharmaceutical companies ... the built-in network gateway switch is, but our tests show ... a local network. VPN speed, Mbps PPTP VPN Performance is excellent, ... list of website signatures, a VPN server, and support for two ... good home router, adding a VPN server and a simple Firewall ...
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ZyXel GS2220-10HP PoE Switch Review

... testing a relatively simple L2 switch with PoE support and management ... power, so before installing a switch, a video surveillance network, consult ... traffic exchange, connection to another switch, or management connection. In the ... default settings, the switch drops unknown Multicast frames, so ... you can access not only static virtual networks associated with ports ... prioritization mechanism in response. The switch allows you to configure the ... -Fi is not working well. VPN connections are also on the ...
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10 things you need to know about SD-WAN

SD-WAN is the hottest new technology on the network, and many distributed organizations are already or will soon adopt this technology. We will give you 10 main points about SD-WAN technology that will allow you to make a decision about using it in your company. SD-WAN is the hottest new technology on the network, and many distributed organizations are already or will soon adopt this technology. We will give you 10 main points about SD-WAN technology that will allow you to make a decision ...
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Why I gave up Mikrotik - 5 reasons that can affect everyone

Good-bye, dear friend! After 4 years of working with the Mikrotik router, I suddenly decided to finally restore order in the network infrastructure, and then it turned out that it has problems with the network, the switch slows down, updates are incompatible with previous ones, and technical support is silent. Mikrotik routers are bought when you need to achieve something more from the network infrastructure, for example, configure two dozen Firewall rules, enable DPI, divide several Internet ...
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Enterprise-class network switch Netgear ProSafe 24+2 L2 (FSM726)

As a rule, such network switches are considered as workhorses in enterprises of different classes, from small to large. 24 local copper 100-megabit ports, 2 trunk combined SFP / copper, support for 512 static VLANs. To connect a remote warehouse with the Central office, to connect offices to the Central network, and even if you want-to distribute the Internet provider at home or a small business center. Fortunately, the switch allows you to very accurately limit the port bandwidth. 24-port ...
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Creating a modern Wi-Fi network of the 802.11 ac standard based on solutions from Zyxel

... the organization, such as a VPN, are highly dependent on the ... equipment installed above them: the switch, gateway, and PoE injector (if ... In addition to the hardware switch of the installation location, in ... years. The ZyXEL GS1200-8HP switch is designed specifically for small ... the power consumption of the switch. Among the presented functions, ... the installation position: a hardware switch, plus software optimization. Choosing a ... quot;. The ZyXEL gs1200-8HP switch recommended by the manufacturer, in ...