Switches

Dax provides a wide range of switches for SOHO and corporate users. Dax switch range includes unmanaged, enhanced, managed, stackable and backbone switches with or without modular options. Dax switches are available in Desktop, Palm and Rack mountable size.

The salient features of Dax switches include increased network performance, increased availability of network resources, flexibility/ scalability, decreased packet loss and reduced workload on individual clients/nodes.

Fixed port Unmanaged Switches:
Dax DX-508PS / DX-5016PS / DX 5024PS are equipped with 8 / 16 / 24 fixed 10/100 ports. All the ports allows auto-sensing of 10/100 Mbps speed, thereby eliminating the need to configure individual switch ports. DX 508PS / DX 5016PS / DX 5024PS automatically senses the connected end device and channelises data throughput at the appropriate speed.

All ports supports Auto MDI / MDI X thus allowing connectivity to a node / switch / hub from all ports using a straight cables. With all ports connecting both normal and uplink mode, there is no hassle of using cross-cables or exclusive uplink ports for connecting to another switch thus ensuring peace of mind.

Modular switches:
These switches offer auto-sensing of 10/100 Mbps ports and an optional module for network expansion. DX 5008F provides integration of a medium - sized workgroups and departmental networks. The optional expansion slot supports both single mode and multi mode 100FX fiber modules.

Enhanced Switches:
Dax enhanced switches range includes DX 5016eS, DX 5024eS and DX 5024GS. These switches are equipped with 16 / 24 / 10/100 ports and an optional 100 FX fibre uplink port.

Apart from supporting auto-sensing of 10/100 Mbps speed and full/ half duplex modem the Dax enhanced switch range supports VLAN, Port trunking.

By implementing VLAN, the broadcast traffic is restricted to each workgroup. As a result, the broadcast traffic of a single segment does not reach another segment. This reduces the collision between domains and the network traffic gets regulated.

Port trunking allows more that 1 # link to be combined to provide a fat pipe between the switches, thereby increasing the bandwidth between the switches.

Managed Modular Switches:
Dax managed switches include DX 5026MG and DX 5008GX. These switches provide SNMP management features with default MIB2, Bridge MIB, Ethernet MIB and RMON MIB. Dax managed switches supports spanning tree protocol to enable backup loops between the switches (in case of either cable or port failure). It also provides fault tolerance from incorrect wiring, which can result in multiple paths tying up a network with endless loops.

The optional expansion modules allow the switches to be integrated to the Gigabit backbone network.

Distinct levels of priority can be assigned to each port. The priority of any port can be adjusted to optimize the port forwarding performance thus enabling effective traffic management of the switch.

Stackable switches:
Stackable switches provide high switching port density. These switches use stacking cable to daisy chain the switches to form a single stack. All switches with in a stack behave like one single switch. Unlike normal switches, which are cascaded to each other through the uplink ports, the stacked switches interact with each other through a higher bandwidth pipe.

Layer 3 switches:
Layer 3 switches are also called as Routing switches. The basic concept behind these switches is Route Once Switch Many Times. Since Layer 3 switches are based mainly on hardware, they work substantially faster than software-based routers.

Dax DX 5726 is a Layer 3 switch with 24-10/100Mbps ports, plus 2 slots for optional Gigabit up-link modules, Routing Protocols supported are RIP, RIP II.