Zyxel GS1900-8, 8 port GbE Smart Managed Switch

Smart Managed Switches for Desktop Gigabit Connectivity

The ZyXEL GS1900 Series of 8/16/24-port GbE Smart Managed Switch with Gigabit speed and essential managing functions bring your business network more flexibility and connectivity, the 1900 Series consists of four (4) models – the GS1900-8, GS1900-8HP, GS1900-16 and GS1900-24E. Providing GbE to desktop switches with power-saving functions, fanless design and full IPv6 support ensure your network to be ready for future expansions. In addition, the 8-port GS1900-8HP Gigabit switch complies with the IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE) Plus standard. The complete GS1900 Series has been designed with useful features and advanced performances that empower your networks with speed and security as well as silent operation in your office environments.

Versatility and flexibility for different needs  

The complete ZyXEL GS1900 Series has an essential portfolio of 8/16/24-port desktop models with compact size and GbE connectivity. All models support multiple deployment methods to fulfill the needs for small offices and meeting room environments such as wall-, under table- or desktop-mounting options. It’s now quick and effortless to enjoy the high-speed business network applications without a hitch.

The GS1900-8HP features IEEE 802.3at PoE Plus provide 8 PoE ports with up to 30 W powers per port to flexibly extend network deployment, especially for high-power devices such as Wi-Fi APs, IP cams and IP phones. The 802.3at PoE Plus capability makes the switch ideal for connecting numerous powered devices to form a flawless business network.

Simple, intuitive wizard set up

For small businesses that want to manage their infrastructure in advance, the ZyXEL GS1900 Series comes with a friendly built-in Web-based browser for simple configuration and management. Moreover, the friendly step-by-step intuitive wizard helps avoiding multiple complicated configuration pages for quick set up with few clicks in the matter of minutes. To guide the users from start-up, VLAN, Guest VLAN to QoS setting, the complex steps have been combined into four quick individual steps; which does not just save deployment time and efforts, but is also helpful especially for the non-IT staff.

Avoiding network errors with easy management

The ZyXEL GS1900 Series is equipped with advanced management features to make the network stable and secure: loop protection that prevents network flooding, dual images to provide a backup FW if one crashes and storm control to ensure network efficiency, friendly on/off DoS with simple click to enable/disable instead of several setup pages, while SSL ensures the management frames are well encrypted when the device is accessed. The GS1900 Series provides network error prevention features and integrated network security for reduced risk and improved data streaming.

Energy saving for IEEE 802.3az

As operating overheads such as electric bills increase constantly due to the arising green awareness, businesses have to avoid unnecessary energy waste. The built-in IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and more ZyXEL innovative green features of ZyXEL GS1900 Series can reduce energy consumption of Ethernet devices through multiple intelligent ways.

- Traffic detection — Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) compliance

The IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) feature automatically detects network traffic and adjusts power consumption dynamically, as such the switch can reduce power consumption during low link utilization periods.

- Inactive link detection

The inactive link detection function automatically reduces power usage when inactive links or devices are detected. The ZyXEL GS1900 Series can adjust power consumption according to the link status and number of the active network devices.

- Cable length detection

This green feature enables the switch to automatically detect the length of connected Ethernet cables and adjust power usage accordingly. The shorter the cable length, the less power it consumes.

Standard Compliance

• IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3x flow control
• IEEE 802.3az EEE support
• IEEE 802.1p CoS support 
• IEEE 802.3af PoE (GS1900-8HP)
• IEEE 802.3at PoE plus (GS1900-8HP)
• Full-duplex and half duplex operation with IEEE 802.3x flow control and backpressure
• Store and forward
• Auto MDI/MID-X

Traffic Management and QoS

• Port-based VLAN
• IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• IEEE 802.3ad LACP
• Guest VLAN
• Voice VLAN
• Storm control
• IEEE 802.1p priority queues per port
• IEEE 802.1p Queuing method (scheduler)
• Input priority mapping
• Rate limiting per port (ingress/egress)
• IEEE 802.3x flow control

Class of Service (CoS)

• IEEE 802.1p class of service (SPQ, WRR)
• Port-based CoS
• IP TOS precedence

Security

• IEEE 802.1x
• Port security
• Layer 2 MAC filtering
• BPDU guard 
• Static MAC forwarding
• RADIUS 
• TACACS+
• SSL
• Management VLAN
• CPU defense engine
• DoS prevention

Layer 2 Multicast

• IGMP snooping (v1,v2,v3)

IPv6

• IPv6 over Ethernet (RFC 2464)
• Dual-stack (RFC 4213)
• ICMPv6 (RFC 4884)
• Neighbor discovery (RFC 4861)
• Auto configuration
• Static IPv6 address and prefix length
• Static IPv6 default gateway
• IPv6 duplicate address detection

Discovery

• IEEE 802.1 AB LLDP
• LLDP-MED

Network Management

• SNMP v1,v2,v3
• RMON (1,2,3,9)
• ICMP echo/echo reply
• Syslog

MIB Information

• RFC 1213 MIB II
• RFC 2819 RMON (group 1,2,3,9)
• RFC 1215 generic traps
• RFC 1493 bridge
• Private MIB

Certifications

• EMC
  • CE, FCC, C-Tick, Class A (GS1900-8HP)
  • CE, FCC, C-Tick, Class B (GS1900-8/16/24E)
  • BSMI CNS13438
• Safety
  • LVD EN60950-1
  • BSMI CNS14336-1
• RoHS compliant