The DGS-3100-24TG switch is a managed Layer 2 Gigabit stackable switch designed as feature-rich, low-cost devices in the entry-level network management category. The DGS-3100-24TG contains 8 10/100/1000 Mbps ports & 16 SFP ports to connect fiber optic media to another switch, server, core router switch, or network backbone. Stacking ports allow up to 20 Gbps physical stacking ability. Outstanding features include scalable expansion, comprehensive network security, granular bandwidth control & extensive network management. SMB looking for a flexible, advanced but completely affordable solution can deploy these switches to set up Gigabit connections to their desktops or build up a company-wide network backbone. The switch comes with 2 dedicated HDMI stacking ports, each providing 5 Gbps stacking bandwidth. Up to 6 DGS-3100-series units, 288 10/100/1000 Mbps ports can be stacked up in a linear or fault-tolerant ring topology. A stack can consist of 10/100/1000 Mbps switches, 10/100/1000 Mbps Po E switches, or a combination of both types, with up to 96 SFP fiber links. Units can be gradually added to the stack to accommodate growth, while expansion beyond a single stack is possible using Gigabit port trunks between stacks, or from stack to network backbone & server paths. Network administrators can define throughput levels for each port to manage bandwidth. The bandwidth limiting feature provides fine granularity with the ability to define limits down to 64 Kbps segments. Broadcast storm control & flow-based bandwidth control can reduce the level of damage that a virus attack can do to the network. The switch provides IGMP snooping & MLD snooping to control multicast transmission, & port mirroring to facilitate diagnostics. The DGS-3100-24TG supports standard-based management protocols such as SNMP, RMON, Telnet, Web GUI & SSH/SSL security authentication. With DHCP auto configuration, the administrator can pre-set configurations & save them in a TFTP server, & i