Apr 19, 2021 08:04 EDT with 5 comments
QNAP, a company that specializes in developing networking solutions, has officially launched its QSW-M2108R-2C Ethernet switch. The product is a web-managed switch or a smart switch designed for small businesses. It is actually a half-width rackmount design such that two of these could be put together in a single rack unit (1U) of space and should be good for cable management that rackmount designs are generally known for. The QSW-M2108R-2C is a Layer-2 switch but that should be enough for small businesses which the product aims at.
As seen from the image above, the QSW-M2108R-2C comprises 11 ports in total, among which eight are 2.5GbE RJ45 ports which are labelled as such, two are combo ports (10GbE SFP+/RJ45), while the one towards the far left is the 1GbE RJ45 Management Port. Speaking of management, as stated above, the switch can be web-managed with the help of the provided user-friendly Web GUI . Being a Layer-2 switch,