CALABASAS, CALIF. - Xylan today will unveil a series of workgroup Ethernet switches that have basic security and policy services.
The OmniStack 4024 series supports Xylan's user authentication software, which controls network access through passwords. The policy service allows network managers to organize users into workgroups by their IP addresses. The switches then grant access to network resources based on the IP address, regardless of the location of the end device.
Each of the switches in the series has 24 ports of 10/100M bit/sec Ethernet, plus two extra ports that vary by model. A switch with two copper Fast Ethernet ports is $3,450; a switch with two fiber Fast Ethernet ports is $4,350; a switch with one of each is $4,150; and a switch with two Gigabit Ethernet ports is $5,450.
Xylan is also announcing a Gigabit Ethernet module for its OmniSwitch chassis. The two-port module will ship next month in two versions, one using multimode fiber for $5,950, and the other using single-mode for $8,950.
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