Lately I've been delivering triple play services over a single CAT5 drop
from a IDF to customers. We have been using small SOHO switches but
they've been turning into a bit of a hassle since we have to stage each
switch before deployment.
I want remove the initial staging step by allowing the installer to just
plug the switch in and have the switch grab a config from a TFTP server
noted by a DHCP option.
Features that I would absolutely need for the switch to be viable:
IGMP Snooping
Dot1q VLAN tagging
Preferably 8-ports
A decent set of rate limiting options (5/10/20Mbps)
Extra bonus if it can also be PoE powered
Does anyone on list know of such a dream CPE device?
ES 2108G goes close to your requirements. Don't have a wall wart
because PS is built in, come with rack mount wings out of the box, have
64 bit interface traffic counters, rate limiting is in 64Kbps
increments, Cisco link CLI, serial console as well as managment via
HTTPs and CLI over SSH, 802.1X, port bonding/etherchannel, and are both
cheap and reliable. Not sure about TFTP config support though.
Although also being a small SOHO switch, may be Netgear GS-108T can
suit your needs.
I want remove the initial staging step by allowing the installer to just
plug the switch in and have the switch grab a config from a TFTP server
noted by a DHCP option.
Not quite, it can download config from TFTP but only thru the web
interface. No CLI.
One thought: writing a script that the DHCP server would run to log
into a switch and grab a config.
A decent set of rate limiting options (5/10/20Mbps)
Humm... it has 4, 10 and 20 Mbps. In the future you can also have
40M/60M/100M/200M/400M/1000M.
Extra bonus if it can also be PoE powered
Not from factory, but you might build a PoE power adapter to replace
the wall adapter it comes with.
The annoying thing about it's the "factory default" button which users
love to press when there is an outage "to see if it works again".
Cover it before sending such a unit to field.