D-Link's DGS-1500 Smart Profamily switches are designed for small/medium businesses who require functions like L3 Static Routing & Single IP Management (Virtual Stacking) without upgrading to a managed switch. The family integrates advanced management & security functions that are similar to those of a managed switch, but less complex. The switches feature D-Link Green 3.0 technology, which provide the added benefit of significant power savings. Management options for the switches include SNMP, Web Management, Smart Console Utility, & Compact CLI. The family also supports ACL filtering & D-Link's Safeguard Engine. The DGS-1500 family uses Auto Voice VLAN, ensuring higher priority for voice traffic. The DGS-1500-20 & DGS-1500-28 are both fanless which allows them to emit less heat & noise than a standard switch, making them suitable for office environments. D-Link is striving to take the lead in developing innovative & power-saving technology that does not sacrifice operational performance or functionality. The DGS-1500 Smart Pro family implements D-Link Green Technology, which
Includes:: a power saving mode, reduced heat dissipation, & cable length detection. The power-saving features include being able to schedule when to turn off LEDs & ports when not in use, & when to make the switch enter hibernation mode. The switches can also detect the length of connected cables to automatically adjust power usage by saving energy on shorter cable connections of up to 20 meters. The switches can also support power-saving by link status, which drastically reduces power consumption by automatically toggling ports without a link to sleep mode. The DGS-1500 Smart Pro family features advanced features such as Virtual Stacking & Layer 3 features like Static Routing. Virtual Stacking reduces the number of IP addresses needed on a network by configuring up to 32 devices to appear as a single unit with one IP address. This simplifies network management for small