HP ProCurve 1810G Gigabit Ethernet switches made for SMBs

11 February 2010

Tarsus Technologies has announced the local availability of the HP ProCurve 1810G series of switches, designed to increased productivity and flexibility for growing SMEs and small corporates alike.

“Available in eight- and 24-port varietals and designed to cost-effectively deliver Gigabit Ethernet performance on a budget, the smaller of the units can be powered by an upstream Power over Ethernet switch, making it ideal to deploy in places where a power outlet is not available, while the larger of the units features two dual personality ports to facilitate fibre uplink connectivity,” says Pieter Engelbrecht, HP ProCurve product manager at Tarsus.

Besides their cost-efficiency, Engelbrecht says the eight- and 24-port 1810Gs fall squarely into HP ProCurve's 'smart-switch' category, which features an intuitive Web interface that provides basic switch configuration, reducing the complexity involved in switch set-up to such an extent that these fit perfectly into smaller companies that don't have a dedicated IT department at their disposal.

“Additionally, both switches offer simple network security, and are capable of protecting SME and small corporate networks against denial of service attacks,” he adds.

Rounding out the range's top-level features, Engelbrecht says that both units have been designed with improved energy-efficiency in mind.

“For customers who demand energy-efficiency, the 1810G offers low power-consuming physical ports that help to manage their energy consumption. The eight-port switch in the 1810G family has no fan, eliminating noise and making it ideal for deployments that require silent operation,” he says.

Overall, Engelbrecht believes that the 1810G range will be extremely popular over the coming months as the long overdue infrastructure refresh cycle takes hold in the South African business space and smaller companies start paying increased attention to their network performance.

“We have extremely positive aspirations for the 1810G family in South Africa,” he concludes.