With 24 Power over Ethernet enabled ports‎,‎ the LGS326P 26‎-Port Smart Gigabit PoE+ Gigabit Switch from Linksys helps to eliminate the need to run an additional power supply to your network components‎.‎ The ‎"‎plus‎"‎ gives you roughly double the power per port while remaining backwards compatible with the traditional 802.1af PoE networking standard‎.‎ In addition to Power over Ethernet functionality‎,‎ this network switch features 26 Gigabit Ethernet ports along with a forwarding rate of 38.69 Mpps‎,‎ a switching capacity of 52 Gbps‎,‎ an 8K MAC address table‎,‎ and 9K Jumbo Frame support‎.‎

Quality of Service ‎(‎QoS‎)‎

Numerous QoS features ensure that traffic is prioritized properly to deliver the best possible user experience for real‎-time applications like voice and video along with bandwidth‎-intensive graphic/video file uploads and downloads‎.‎ IGMP snooping limits IP multicast traffic to the ports that requested it‎,‎ enabling the rest of the network to operate at peak efficiency‎.‎

Power over Ethernet Plus ‎(‎PoE+‎)‎

Linksys smart switches support the latest 802.3at ‎(‎PoE+‎)‎ standards and provide up to double the power budget per Gigabit Ethernet port while offering 802.3af ‎(‎PoE‎)‎ backward‎-compatibility‎.‎ Power over Ethernet reduces electrical wiring costs‎,‎ simplifies installation‎,‎ and supports network devices such as IP cameras and wireless access points in optimal indoor and outdoor locations‎.‎

Network Security

Unauthorized access to the network and mission‎-critical data is a constant concern‎.‎ Linksys smart switches help secure networks through port authentication and MAC‎-based port security‎,‎ requiring clients to authenticate themselves before any data is passed‎.‎ Advanced DHCP snooping and IP‎-MAC binding functions ensure network integrity and help prevent network attacks‎.‎

Network Expansion

Linksys smart switches include features for quickly expanding and growing your network‎.‎ Multiple high‎-bandwidth trunks between switches enhance availability and redundancy‎.‎ Spanning Tree Protocol ‎(‎STP‎)‎ and Storm Control features help control planned or inadvertent cable loops‎.‎