FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link, the end-to-end solutions provider for consumers and business, today introduced the market's first wireless smart switch for growing businesses looking for a cost-effective solution for network infrastructure with the added benefit of centralized access point (AP) management.

The 4-gigabit DES-1228P, ideally designed for businesses with up to 200 employees, features centralized AP management for easy deployment, configuration, replacement and monitoring of multiple APs. With WEP, WPA(TM) and WPA2(TM) security built in, the DES-1228P switch offers configuration templates for easy set-up, quick discovery of APs, an AP mapping utility, full-time AP status controls and the ability to maintain all AP traffic history and generate reports with statistical diagrams.

"We're pleased to be the first company to introduce centralized AP management to the smart switch market and to offer our existing customers the ability to upgrade their switch to support the new wireless functionality at no additional cost," said AJ Wang, chief technology officer of D-Link. "Unified wireless switching belongs in both SMB and corporate environments. Our DES-1228P offers growing businesses an easy way to configure a unified solution for today's diverse network environments at a price even a small business can afford.

"The DES-1228P takes only minutes to configure using a built-in browser-based management interface. With full color graphic pictures, diagrams and easy to understand navigation menus, configuring the customized features is nearly as simple as surfing the Internet," Wang added.

In addition to the wireless features, the DES-1228P offers all the functionality of a smart wired switch, such as virtual local area network (VLAN) segmentation, quality of service (QoS) prioritization and denial of service (DoS) prevention.

It also includes a wide array of plug-and-play functions like 10/100Mbs auto-negotiation, Universal UTP cable recognition, full/half duplex support, IEEE standards support. The switch boasts 15.4 watts of PoE power per port to easily support devices such as phones, Internet cameras and access points. The DES-1228P helps reduce additional costs often associated with delivering electrical power to remote or difficult to reach locations.

The D-Link DES-1228P Web Smart Switch is available now through D-Link's wide network of value-added resellers, solution providers and distributors for the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $529.99. The DWL-3140AP and firmware to enable centralized AP management for the DES-1228P will be available by the end of the Q2, 2007. The wireless upgrade for existing wired-only DES-1228P switch owners will be free.

D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company continues to strive for excellence as an award winning designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions for the digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications market. D-Link North America headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet http://www.dlink.com/.

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