PLANET WGSD-1022 - Manual (Page 19)

2. INSTALLATION
This section describes the functionalities of the Switch's components and guides how to install it on the
desktop or shelf. Basic knowledge of networking is assumed. Please read this chapter completely before
continuing.
2.1 Product Description
The PLANET WGSD-1022 is a 8-Port 10/100Mbps with 2 shared SFP/copper GbE interfaces Gigabit
Ethernet Switch. It boasts a high performance switch architecture that is capable of providing
non-blocking switch fabric and wire-speed throughput as high as 5.6Gbps. Its two built-in GbE uplink
ports also offer incredible extensibility, flexibility and connectivity to the Core switch or Servers.
2.1.1 Product Overview
PLANET WGSD-1022 is loaded with powerful traffic management and QoS features to enhance services
offered by telcos. It provides 4 priority queues per port for different types of traffics, allowing
administrators to set policies for classified filtering and rule-based rate limitation. The WGSD-1022
prioritizes applications with WFQ (Weighted Fair Queuing) scheduling algorithm to allocate more
bandwidth to key traffics such as voice transmission, empowering the enterprise to take full advantages
of the limited network resources and guarantee the best performance.
PLANET WGSD-1022 offers comprehensive Access Control List (ACL) for enforcing security to the edge.
Its protection mechanisms comprised of port-based 802.1x user and device authentication. The
administrators can now construct highly secured corporate networks with time and effort considerably
less then before.
With its built-in web-based management, the PLANET WGSD-1022 offers an easy-to-use,
platform-independent management and configuration facility. The PLANET WGSD-1022 supports
standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and can be managed via any standard-based
management software. For text-based management, the WGSD-1022 can also be accessed via Telnet
and the console port. For secure remote management, the WGSD-1022 support SSL and SSH
connection which encrypt the packet content at each session.