Introduction; Overview; Common Application; Features - AMX NXA-ENET24 Hardware Installation Manual

Introduction

Overview

The NXA-ENET24 Ethernet Switch (FG2178-60) is specifically designed to protect the video streams coming
from AMX MAX servers to MAX Audio Video Modules (AVM).
The NXA-ENET24PoE (FG2178-61) features the added capability to power the networked devices it is
supporting with up to 15.4 watts per device, which is ideal for devices located in distant locations from power
outlets.
FIG. 1
NXA-ENET24PoE
In this document, all references to "Power Over Ethernet" and "PoE" apply only to the
NXA-ENET24-PoE Switch
Standard switches will reduce bandwidth from all applications when there is heavy data traffic passing through
the switch. For streaming audio and video applications this will cause skipping and jitter in the audio and video
feeds. This is unacceptable for AMX applications.
As a result, AMX has designed the NXAENET24 to protect the A/V streams when heavy data traffic occurs.
Bandwidth is reduced from other applications, such as file transfer, e-mail and web surfing only when heavy
data traffic events occur. The NXA-ENET24 also provides a full range of features for Layer 2 switching. It
includes a management agent that allows for feature configuration. The default configuration can be used for
most of the features provided by this switch. However, there are many options that you could configure to
maximize the switch's performance for your particular network environment.

Common Application

The NXA-ENET24 Managed Ethernet switch is ideal for protecting video streams being delivered to
classrooms, boardrooms, training facilities, retail store branches, and other commercial settings.

Features

The 24-Port Fast Ethernet PoE Switch contains 24 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX RJ-45 ports and two combination
ports: 10/100/1000BASE-T ports that operate in combination with Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)
transceiver slots.
NXA-ENET24 Hardware Installation Guide
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
IEEE 802.1Q tagging VLAN
IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree
IEEE 802.3x (Flow Control)
IGMP Snooping(v1/v2)
Broadcast Storm Control
Port Mirroring
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