Cisco SLM2048 48-port Gigabit Smart Switch

Product Review

New Linksys Business Series Smart Gigabit Ethernet Switches are cost-effective switching solutions ideal for small businesses, the network edge, or workgroups within larger organizations. These easy-to-install, high-speed switches offer many of the same Quality of Service and Security features found in more expensive full Layer 2 managed switches but without their complexity. The SLM2048 offers forty eight (48) 10/100/1000 Gigabit Copper ports with two (2) shared copper or optical (SFP) uplink interfaces for connecting the switch to the core network. The SLM2048¿s simplified user interface is an intuitive management tool enabling you to quickly utilize the comprehensive feature-set of the switch, resulting in a better optimized network.

Product Features

Easy-to-use Web browser interface makes installation quick and effortless
Grow your network with options like Link Aggregation, Spanning Tree and Portfast
802.1X port authentication and MAC address filtering brings network security down to the switch port level
Basic QoS enables the network to be used for networked applications including voice, video and data storage

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Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(5 customer reviews)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Problematic from the start ....., October 5, 2011

IT Manager - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco SLM2048 48-port Gigabit Smart Switch - SFPs (Personal Computers)

I will make this easy... Don't buy this switch !
I have 5 of them...worst mistake I have made in many years.
Ports lock up only way to get them back is to reset the switch
all 48 devices go offline (really bad), the printers come
back well enough, but then the phone calls from users telling
me they can't connect to network resources and my SOP.. logoff
or restart your machine. The network traffic monitor (LOL)
I turned it off ... Spoke with tech support numerous times,
please check firmware updates, please check cables and so on..
Soon I will have to eat the bullet and tell my boss we have to replace them.
Maybe I can tie them all together and use as a boat anchor or maybe
get a tax deduction and contribute them to the artificial reef project!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

factory is defective, March 12, 2010

Guevara Caporella Victor "INVERSIONES V&M 312... (CARACAS, VENEZUELA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cisco SLM2048 48-port Gigabit Smart Switch - SFPs (Personal Computers)

I purchased a few months ago. After a few days of being online, any large amount of traffic on the switch will cause it to start dropping packets like crazy - our up/down network monitor go nuts with timeouts.

After this happens, attempting to connect any new devices to the switch fails. The lights light up on the switch, but in the GUI the port is inactive and although the machine connected can tell there is a link, no data will pass through the port. This situation can be resolved by rebooting the switch (terrible solution).

Definitely not ever buying or recommending these again - go for the real Cisco stuff, or choose another brand...

AVOID this switch unless you want problems, September 21, 2011

reasonable person - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco SLM2048 48-port Gigabit Smart Switch - SFPs (Personal Computers)

We have had this product slightly more than a year (just out of customer support period...wouldn't you know) we have to reboot the unit ranging from once a day to once a month for the following two problems.
1) the switch will turn itself into a hub, not a switch, i.e., it will begin to broadcast ALL traffic to ALL ports. Just try to keep your network secure when your switch is sending everyones IMAP requests to every machine on the network
2) the switch decides to simply shut down ports until it is rebooted.

of course cisco has discontinued the switch rather than fix the problems so no firmware updates are available to resolve these issues.

AVOID THIS SWITCH