Getting To Know Your Switch; Introduction - ZyXEL Communications GS2210 Series User Manual

1.1 Introduction

This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch. The GS2210 Series
consists of the following models:
• GS2210-8
• GS2210-8HP
• GS2210-24
• GS2210-24HP
• GS2210-48
• GS2210-48HP
Referring to PoE model(s) in this User's Guide only applies to GS2210-8HP, GS2210-24HP and
GS2210-48HP.
The Switch is a layer-2 standalone Ethernet switch with additional features suitable for Ethernet.
With its built-in web configurator, including the ZyXEL One Network (ZON) Neighbor Management
feature (Section 7.4 on page
neighboring devices is easy. The Switch can also be managed via Telnet, any terminal emulator
program on the console port, or third-party SNMP management.
In addition, ZyXEL offers a proprietary software program called ZyXEL One Network (ZON) Utility, it
is a utility tool that assists you to set up and maintain network devices in a more simple and
efficient way. You can download the ZON Utility at www.zyxel.com and install it on a PC. For more
information on ZON Utility see
The following table describes the port features of the Switch by model.
Table 1 Models and Port Features
SWITCH MODEL
GS2210-8 and GS2210-
8HP
GS2210-24 and GS2210-
24HP
GS2210-48 and GS2210-
48HP
The following table shows which firmware version supports ZON and Smart Connect for each
Switch. The firmware on each Switch is identified by the firmware trunk version, followed by a
unique model code and release number in brackets. For example, 4.10(AASP.0) is a firmware
C

Getting to Know Your Switch

58), viewing, managing and configuring the Switch and its
Section 7.3 on page 57.
PORT FEATURES
• 8 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
• 2 GbE dual personality interfaces
• 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
• 4 GbE dual personality interfaces
• 44 100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports
• 4 GbE dual personality interfaces
• 2 SFP interfaces
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