Product Overview
COMMANDO Soldier E2000 Series Managed Switches are fully managed, perpetual PoE/PoE+ IEEE 802.3af/at compliant Gigabit Ethernet L2+ switches with network resiliency and high availability, delivering robust performance with intelligent switching, scheduling and distribution of PoE/PoE+ Power as per requirement of PD which make PoE+ available on maximum ports despite PoE power budget constraint and perpetual PoE/PoE+ for no power downtime required for growing networks. This series switches are easy to deploy, use, manage and designed exclusively for the networking needs of growing businesses. The security features equipped with today’s advance networking hardware and software technology. This Series switches can be deployed in harsh environments to deliver hassle free mission-critical network services and surveillance requirements.
COMMANDO Soldier E2000 Series Managed Switches are fixed configuration, with flexible 1G Fiber and/or 1GE copper fixed uplink that provide enterprise-class access for campus and branch applications. Designed for the digital workplace, these are optimized for today’s mobile and IoT needs. These switches are powerful and flexible enough for users to deploy wireless access points, surveillance cameras, IP phones and other PoE supported devices over longer distances up to 250 meters with power budget of 24W-600W. It is available in Desktop as well as Rack/Wall mounting casing. These fully managed switches can provide advanced Layer 2 and basic Layer 3 features. It has IEEE 802.3af-compliant PoE (Power over Ethernet) and 802.3at-compliant PoE+ (Power over Ethernet plus) along with high availability to the PD devices by powering them even when a software process is not running on the switch. Each switchport is capable to deliver 15.4W PoE or 30W PoE+ power on all ports along with automated power (ON/OFF) scheduling. Switches are PoE/PoE+ capable to provide power across all access ports for wireless APs, security cameras, and other IoT devices. Designed for operational simplicity to lower total cost of ownership, they enable scalable, secure, and energy-efficient business operations with intelligent and automated services.
It’s software include Static route, QoS Traffic classification based on Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 4, and priority information Actions including ACL, CAR, and re-marking, Queue scheduling modes such as PQ, WFQ and PQ+WRR, Congestion avoidance mechanisms, including WRED and tail drop, Traffic shaping, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ERPS (G.8032), Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP), 802.1x authentication, RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication for login, DoS, ARP, MAC address attacks, broadcast storms, and heavy-traffic and ICMP attack defenses, Remote Network Monitoring (RMON). These switches have advanced Security features, and advanced Quality of Service (QoS), ideal for all organizations considering reliable, affordable hardware with well-known CLI and simple Web managed real time interface. Automated PoE/PoE+ scheduling, Scripting capabilities, Layer 3 static and default routing, Automatic MDIX and Auto-negotiation on all ports select the right transmission modes (half or full duplex) as well as data transmission for crossover or straight-through cables dynamically. Moreover, with its innovative energy-efficient technology, can save up to 58% of power consumption, making it an eco-friendly perfect solution for your business network. These switches come with lifetime free software upgrades and patching to enhance features and supports patching, which provides fixes for critical bugs and security vulnerabilities between regular maintenance upgrades. This support allows customers to add new features and upgrades without having to pay a single dollar.
It has a 4K-entry VLAN table which provides VLAN classification according to port-based, protocol-and-port-based, MAC-based, and Flow-based capability. It also supports IVL (Independent VLAN Learning), SVL (Shared VLAN Learning), and IVL/SVL (both Independent and Shared VLAN Learning) for flexible network topology architecture. It provides IEEE802.1ad (Q-in-Q) for double tag insertion and removal function. In additions, VLAN translation function is also supported for Metro Ethernet applications with up to 8K-16K entries L2 MAC table are supported with 2-left 4-way hashing algorithm which can effectively reduce collision ratio. An independent 4K-entry Multicast table is used to support Multicast functions, such as IGMP snooping. The device supports a 4K-entry VLAN/Ingress/Egress Access Control List (ACL). The ACL function supports L2/L3/L4 match fields and performs configurable actions, such as Drop/Permit/Redirect/Mirror/Logging/Policing/Ingress VLAN conversion/Egress VLAN conversion/QoS remarking/VLAN tag status assignment. Per-port ingress/egress bandwidth control and per-queue egress bandwidth control are supported. The device provides three types of packet scheduling, including SP (Strict Priority), WFQ (Weighted Fair Queuing), and WRR (Weighted Round Robin). Each port has 8 physical queues, and each queue provides a leaky-bucket to shape the incoming traffic into the average rate behavior. The Broadcast/Multicast/Unknown-Multicast/Unknown-Unicast storm suppression function can inhibit external and internal malicious attacks. The switch supports 4-sets of port mirror configurations to mirror ingress and egress traffic. RSPAN are also supported for traffic monitoring purposes. For network management purposes, complete MIB counters are supported to provide forwarding statistics in real time. The link aggregation function enhances link redundancy and increases bandwidth linearly. It offers robust QoS to optimize traffic on your Business Network, these switches provide (Port-based/802.1p/DSCP) QoS to keep latency-sensitive video and voice traffic jitter-free moving smoothly. Additionally, port-based, tag-based VLAN, Voice VLANs can improve security and meet more network segmentation requirements. This series switches also have provisioning of QOS, Static and default routing for IPV6 clients.
Product Highlights
COMMANDO SoldierOS E2000 L2+ Access Series Managed Switches are Carrier Grade high-performance switch which helps it to meet the requirement of High end campus, Metro/Enterprise networks.
Full feature software Licensee free for Lifetime
- Full featured without license installations: COMMANDO SoldierOS switches comes with inbuilt free for lifetime for across all model that provides you with an easier, faster, and more consistent experience across the COMMANDO portfolio and across your company for inbuilt all license installation.
- No Activation key required: No requirement of PAK (Product Activation Key) to activate L2+ features.
- Operational Flexibility: Free patching to enhance features for enhanced version of SoldierOS, with the objective of providing a free licensing solution that does not interrupt the operations of network.
- Limitless term period for consumption: For limitless time, permanent and without an expiration date and limitless term period software features can be used. You can consume all features for whatever period you like.
Higher serviceability and return on investment
- Lower CAPEX: Ensures network scalability and reduces investment in devices. Lowers Total Cost of Ownership with no license requirement (Lowers Capex).
- Lower OPEX: No licenses charge for lifetime. No license fees (Lowers OpEx) lifetime free software upgrades and patching to enhance features and supports patching, which provides fixes for critical bugs and security vulnerabilities between regular maintenance upgrades.
- Zero cost of switch maintenance: Lifetime Free Software Licensing and Upgrades are free for lifetime. Users do not have to worry about switch license expiring and software getting outdated and purchasing license (which is constant concern and worry of few other brands).This series has improved HTTP base firmware upgrade as well as CLI based upgrades which are freely available to all users without any cost or license fee for lifetime. It is easy to install, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot. It significantly reduces cost of administration and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
- Supports and Use Open standard protocols, so interoperable with devices from other vendors, enabling long-term network evolution.
- Supports IP packet fragmentation and reassembling, enabling oversized IP packets to travel across a WAN network without limited by the MTU. The switch can also identify fragmented packets to seamlessly interconnect with routers.
High-performance IP routing
- Supports Static route and Default route configuration. Support up to 8000 to 16000 MAC address tables depending on model, 512 IP routing table entries, up to 512 host routes and dynamic routing is supported by hardware with maximum performance.
- IPv6 addressing and static routing is supported along with monitoring and troubleshooting commands.
Inter-device Link Aggregation, High Efficiency and Reliability
- Support link aggregation LAG/LACP with 8 group. Switches in an LAG all work in active state to share traffic and back up each other, enhancing system reliability.
- 8 Ports can be aggregated in to single LAG/LACP group which allowing flexible networking.
High Reliability and Fault tolerance
- Power modules which supports AC.
- Up to 3 temperature control fans support with front-to-back airflow design suits equipment rooms and network racks and the innovative energy conservation technologies greatly reduce power consumption.
- Support Real-time environment monitoring technology to detect the chip set temperature, status of fan and power, etc.
- Support LACP / VARP / STP/ RSTP/ MSTP etc. to protect the network traffic all-around effectively.
Intelligent PoE/ PoE+ with Automated Scheduling
- Automates the PoE/PoE+ requirements in networks on per port basis.
- Advanced per port PoE/PoE+ controls for remote power management to automate ON/OFF of PoE/PoE+ capable devices on particular specified timing per port basis.
- Auto ON/OFF PoE/PoE+ as per Scheduled time which makes them intelligent.
Perpetual POE/PoE+/
With Perpetual PoE/PoE+, no power downtime to connected PD devices. PD devices remains power ON even when any software process is not running on the switch. Provides non-stop PoE/PoE+ power and continue to provide power during configuration and reboot, the PDs will not lose power while reloading. The Perpetual PoE provides uninterrupted power to connected powered device (PD) even when the switch is booting to make it highly available network without any interruptions.
Varied Port Types
- Supports 8, 24 and 48 GE switch ports PoE/PoE+ or Non PoE Models with Fixed uplink ports.
- Support varied management interfaces, include RJ45 Console port.
- Support fixed combo uplink having capacity 1G/1GE ports to meet requirement in surveillance and IOT networks which cover up to 20Km with fiber connectivity of SFP and also has 1GE copper modules along with combo uplink.
System Design for Green and Energy Saving
- Support Intelligent FAN speed adjustment technology with maintenance redundancy and help to build a green and energy saving switches.
- IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) to reduce power dissipation during periods of low packet traffic.
Features and Benefits
DHCP Server
Multiple IPv4 DHCP pools with Inbuilt DHCP server can be set. DHCP pools and interface for individual VLANs. It also supports IPv4/ IPv6 DHCP Client, IPv4/ IPv6 DHCP Relay Option 82, IPv4/ IPv6 DHCP Snooping.
Intelligent PoE/ PoE+ with Automated Scheduling
It automates the PoE/PoE+ requirements in networks on per port basis. Advanced per port PoE/PoE+ controls for power management to automate ON/OFF of PoE/PoE+ capable devices on particular specified timing per port basis with auto ON/OFF PoE/PoE+ as per Scheduled time which makes them intelligent. PoE/PoE+ power supply transmission is more reliable as well as allows more PDs can be connected with lower PoE budget switch due to design of robust network transformer which uses high current.
Perpetual POE/PoE+
With Perpetual PoE/PoE+, no power downtime to connected PD devices. PD devices remains power ON even when any software process is not running on the switch. Provides non-stop PoE/PoE+ power and continue to provide power during configuration and reboot, the PDs will not lose power while reloading. The Perpetual POE provides uninterrupted power to connected powered device (PD) even when the switch is booting to make it highly available network without any interruptions.
Dual Image
It can be configured with one image is set as start-up image, and the other is set as the backup image. After you upgrade a firmware, the switch will automatically map the firmware file to the backup image.
Watchdog Function
This ensures high availability which is used to protect a system from specific software or hardware failures that may cause the system to stop responding and self-recover from hanged state.
L3 Features
Supports static route and default route. It also has QoS, ACLs (Port based/ IP based/ MAC Based), DHCP Server and Client, DHCP Snooping, DHCP Snooping option82, DHCP Relay.
L2+ Features
This series is having advance L2+ features like static and default routing, Port aggregation with 8 ports, VLAN, Voice VLAN, Surveillance VLANs Spanning Tree (STP, RSTP, MST), GVRP, 802.1X authentication, centralized MAC authentication, Guest VLAN, RADIUS authentication, SSH 2.0, Port isolation, Port security, MAC address learning limit, IP Source guard, Dynamic ARP inspection, Preventing man-in-the-middle attacks and ARP DoS attacks, IP/Port/MAC binding. Flexible Software features provides wide range of Layer 2 functions like VLAN, Multicasting, and Quality of Service (QoS) and Security.
Secure Networking
IEEE 802.1X port-based access control with surveillance VLAN, Port Security, Protected Port which also Prevent ARP Spoofing. L4/L3/L2 access control lists (ACLs) for granular network access control including 802.1x port authentication. ACL, L4 to L2 feature restricts access to sensitive network resources. DHCP Snooping ensures IP address allocation integrity by only allowing DHCP messages from trusted DHCP servers and dropping malformed DHCP messages with a port or MAC address mismatch. With DHCP Snooping binding and option82 enabled, it can combine dot1x and ARP. IP-MAC-Port-VID Binding, Port Security, Storm control which protect against broadcast storms. The switches support ARP attack and DoS attack prevention to safeguard the network.
Multicast
IGMP Snooping (v1, v2, v3), Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) (v1/v2), Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR) designed for distribution of multicast traffic across segregated access networks which enables more efficient distribution of multicast streams in Layer 2 network.
QoS Features
Advanced QoS (Quality of Service) for traffic prioritization including port based, 802.1p and L4/L3/L2 DSCP based. L4/L3/L2 QoS optimize voice and video applications. Access Control List based, VLAN ID based IP precedence, COS and DSCP. Policy Based on Port & VLAN, Remark DSCP, COS/ 802.1p, Precedence, COS for SP, WRR for Scheduling and matching the IP fragmentation of message.
Easy Management with CLI
With familiar and popular Command Line interface (CLI), there is no need for engineers to be hired or additional resources to be spent on training and/or learning the switch CLI. The command set are familiar and well known in the industry. Web Graphical User Interface (Web GUI), Command Line interface (CLI), RADIUS/TACACS+ with industry standard CLI and easy to use Web GUI. Management is made easy via a Web GUI or industry-standard Command Line Interface (CLI), with administration traffic protected via SSL or SSH encryption. SNMP (v1/v2c/v3) and RMON support enables the switch to be polled for valuable status information and allows it to send traps when abnormal events occur.
Easy to Use
It easy to use and manage and Plug-and-Play that requires no configuration, so setup is simple and hassle-free. Auto MDI/MDI-X crossover on all ports eliminate the need for crossover cables or uplink ports. The switches range from 8, 24 and 48 port Gigabit Ethernet PoE/PoE+ models as well as non-PoE models along with 1G/1GE fixed uplinks. It contains 8, 24 and 48 port Gigabit Ethernet PoE/PoE+ models has up to 30W (PoE/PoE+) Per Port with power budget up to 600W and this series Managed switches has total power budget from 150W, 450 & 600W depending on models along with intelligent and perpetual PoE/PoE+ to meet needs. Its compact size makes it ideal for rackmount/wall-mount with limited space. Dynamic LED lights provide real-time work status display and basic fault diagnosis.
Lifetime Free Software Licensing and Upgrades
SoldierOS Software license and Upgrades are free for lifetime. Users do not have to worry about switch license expiring and software getting outdated (which is constant concern and worry of few other brands). This series has improved HTTP base firmware upgrade as well as CLI based upgrades which are freely available to all users without any cost or license fee for lifetime. COMMANDO SoldierOS E2000 Series Managed Switches are easy to install, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot. It significantly reduces cost of administration and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Auto MDIX Capabilities
Auto sensing/Auto PoE/PoE+ 10/100/1000 ports with auto MDIX capabilities which also removes speed and duplex mismatches automatically as well as speed setting as per physical distance with copper pairs compared to other brands best switches.
Flexible Service Control
With various ACLs to flexibly control ports. It also supports Port-based VLAN assignment, MAC address-based VLAN assignment, Protocol-based VLAN assignment, and Network segment-based VLAN assignment. These secure and flexible VLAN assignment modes are used in networks where users move frequently. It also supports GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), which dynamically distributes, registers, and propagates VLAN attributes to ensure correct VLAN configuration and reduce network administrator workloads. This series switches supports SSH v1/v2/v3, RMON, port-based traffic statistics, LLDP/LLDP-MED.
Compact Design with Flexibility of additional ports
The switches provide additional deployment flexibility, fiber connectivity as well as combo options for easy expansion of your networks. So, you can directly connect to a high-performance storage server or deploy a long-distance uplink to another switch.
Perfect for Noise-Sensitive Environments
These are the ideal solution for the most advanced small and medium organizations looking for the best combination of features, performance, and value. These switches are purposely designed for converged networks where voice, video, data are all carried on a single network platform. This series comes with up to 3 fans/fan-less switches models along with Small form-factor, fan/fan-less design for silent operation. Perfect for noise sensitive environments. Fan based Switches have Temperature- and load-based fan-speed control combines accurate monitoring with minimized system acoustic noise. The Fan based switches also feature built-in smart fans that monitor and detect temperature changes, adjusting the fan speed for maximum efficiency. At lower temperatures, the fans run at a lower speed, reducing both the power consumption and noise output of the switch.
Zero Maintenance
Cost efficient switches, with a reasonable PoE/PoE+ power budget up to 600W along with PoE/PoE+ configurable scheduler to automated Power ON/OFF connected PoE/PoE+ devices as per scheduled timing with Cost of ownership is less compared to other products of same features as well as zero maintenance. Maximum power reduction for ongoing operation cost savings.
Easy Debugging and Troubleshooting
Ping, Traceroute, SNMP, RMON, Web based real time switch ports monitoring with WEBUI and CLI can easily troubleshoot any problem in network with various show and debug commands.
Longer Distance Coverage
State of art quality switches that can serve real time high-speed performance which covers longer physical distance up to 250 meters with copper pairs compared to other brands.