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The first of the Green Ethernet products the DGS-1016D provides 3 key benefits to end users through its cutting edge innovative eco-friendly technology. Computers do not require Internet access all the time; neither do switches utilize all ports at all times. When a computer or network equipment is shutdown, switches often remain on and continue to consume considerable amount of power. With Green Ethernet technology, D-Link switches can automatically detect link status and reduce power usage of ports that are idle. Computers or any connecting parties set to standby mode (not power off), however, will not provide significant power savings.
This review is from : D-Link 16-Port 10/100/1000 Rackmountable Switch
Great product . I have had this gigabit switch for around 3 weeks now. It works as desired and setup is, well, trivial. Just remember that this switch is UNMANAGED, so no VLAN's or anything like it.
I was also afraid it would be noisy because of its fan, but it turned out to be very quiet as well. I strongly recommend this product.
By the way, this switch came to replace an old D-Link 10/100 hub that worked almost non-stop for 7 years! I have no doubt of D-Link's quality, at least so far.
Finally, I must say that so far I have no complaints on this product, not even the slightest.
Great product . I have had this gigabit switch for around 3 weeks now. It works as desired and setup is, well, trivial. Just remember that this switch is UNMANAGED, so no VLAN's or anything like it.
I was also afraid it would be noisy because of its fan, but it turned out to be very quiet as well. I strongly recommend this product.
By the way, this switch came to replace an old D-Link 10/100 hub that worked almost non-stop for 7 years! I have no doubt of D-Link's quality, at least so far.
Finally, I must say that so far I have no complaints on this product, not even the slightest.
D-Link 16-Port 10/100/1000 Rackmountable Switch Reviews
When your home network grows too big . When my home network got too big, I decided to wall mount a Cat6 patch panel and 1gb router (see my other reviews).
This has been working without problems since I installed it in my home network September 2008. After plugging everything in (I don't even know what's on the included CD), I was pleasantly surprised to see that two of our machines (laptops) had 1gb networking.
There are however two things to be aware of:
1) If you wall mount the router like I did, there is not enough clearance behind the unit for the supplied power cable (a normal straight one). Get the slimmest right angle power cable you can find. I needed even a bit more clearance which I achieved by shimming the router away from the face of my 4U wall mount with a few small washers. While not egregious, this was annoying. This could have been easily avoided by the manufacturer, if they had supplied a right angle power cable with the proper clearance.
2) The fan is noisier than any PC or digital device I have in my house. This doesn't matter to me since it is in my basement, but if for some reason it was in habitated space, it would definitely bother me.
So besides the initial clearance problem, I have no qualms.
7/28/10 Update - Product still performs well.
When your home network grows too big . When my home network got too big, I decided to wall mount a Cat6 patch panel and 1gb router (see my other reviews).
This has been working without problems since I installed it in my home network September 2008. After plugging everything in (I don't even know what's on the included CD), I was pleasantly surprised to see that two of our machines (laptops) had 1gb networking.
There are however two things to be aware of:
1) If you wall mount the router like I did, there is not enough clearance behind the unit for the supplied power cable (a normal straight one). Get the slimmest right angle power cable you can find. I needed even a bit more clearance which I achieved by shimming the router away from the face of my 4U wall mount with a few small washers. While not egregious, this was annoying. This could have been easily avoided by the manufacturer, if they had supplied a right angle power cable with the proper clearance.
2) The fan is noisier than any PC or digital device I have in my house. This doesn't matter to me since it is in my basement, but if for some reason it was in habitated space, it would definitely bother me.
So besides the initial clearance problem, I have no qualms.
7/28/10 Update - Product still performs well.
D-Link 16-Port 10/100/1000 Rackmountable Switch Opinions
Solid performer in a small form factor . I've outgrown my SMC Barricade router and decided to extend my network with a 16 port gigabit switch. I was originally going to go with the Linksys switch, but the reviews were universally bad and reported failure rates very high. I wanted to take the time to set this up and forget it, and while I've only been in production with it for less than 24 hours, it is working well and set up easily. I think the documentation is pretty clear, but if you're not technical, you'll have a bit of trouble figuring out some of the advanced features.
One feature I liked is that the ports are auto-detecting regarding whether a cable is a crossover or straight through, just like a more expensive switch. You can't manage this switch by forcing the the ports into a configured state (auto detect vs. or manually configured), but that would have been overkill for me.
My setup is an Apple Time Capsule (version 1) as my router and wireless. I'm using a straight-through cable to connect the D-Link switch to the Time Capsule, both of which are gigabit.
If this is the type of setup you're thinking of installing, this D-Link switch appears to be the perfect fit. I can only hope the reliability is better than the Linksys, but according to all the user reviews I've read during my research, this is the preferable unit.
Hope this helps!
NOTE: I'm revising this review after using the switch for several months now. Absolutely no problems, even though I've made changes to my network. The only thing I'd add to my original review is that the fan on the switch is a bit noisy. If you want this to be located in your office, be aware that the fan is always on and is audible. Other than that observation, I would still recommend this switch.
Solid performer in a small form factor . I've outgrown my SMC Barricade router and decided to extend my network with a 16 port gigabit switch. I was originally going to go with the Linksys switch, but the reviews were universally bad and reported failure rates very high. I wanted to take the time to set this up and forget it, and while I've only been in production with it for less than 24 hours, it is working well and set up easily. I think the documentation is pretty clear, but if you're not technical, you'll have a bit of trouble figuring out some of the advanced features.
One feature I liked is that the ports are auto-detecting regarding whether a cable is a crossover or straight through, just like a more expensive switch. You can't manage this switch by forcing the the ports into a configured state (auto detect vs. or manually configured), but that would have been overkill for me.
My setup is an Apple Time Capsule (version 1) as my router and wireless. I'm using a straight-through cable to connect the D-Link switch to the Time Capsule, both of which are gigabit.
If this is the type of setup you're thinking of installing, this D-Link switch appears to be the perfect fit. I can only hope the reliability is better than the Linksys, but according to all the user reviews I've read during my research, this is the preferable unit.
Hope this helps!
NOTE: I'm revising this review after using the switch for several months now. Absolutely no problems, even though I've made changes to my network. The only thing I'd add to my original review is that the fan on the switch is a bit noisy. If you want this to be located in your office, be aware that the fan is always on and is audible. Other than that observation, I would still recommend this switch.
D-Link all the way . All of my networking equipment is D-Link because I've never once had a single piece fail on me, so buying this was a no-brainer. It works great, and I like the fact that it powers down ports that are not in use. Great idea!
Solid performer . This switch did great - replacing a defective trendnet gigabit in our home. D-link rocks.
Cons Review
Not reliable for a work network. . Within 1 month I started to receive glitches on one of the ports. It took a while to realize that it was the switch, since the problems were intermittent. Now I have 5 ports giving errors and have therefore replaced the switch.
It may be Green but it's super LOUD . I didn't even bother to test the performance of this switch. I simply plugged it in and found that the fan made it the loudest device in my entire office. I returned it immediately. There are plenty of fan-less switches to choose from.
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Feature D-Link 16-Port 10/100/1000 Rackmountable Switch
- 32Gbps switching capacity
- Reduces Operating Costs
- Reduces power consumption & creates less heat
- Extended product life
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Product Details
EAN : 0790069268328UPC : 790069268328
MPN : DGS-1016D
Brand : D-Link
Weight : 6 pounds
Height : 4 inches
Length : 15 inches
Width : 11 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Hardware Platform : PC
Manufacturer : D-Link Systems, Inc.
Model : DGS-1016D
Operating System : DOS
Publisher : D-Link Systems, Inc.
SKU : SY1090876
Studio : D-Link Systems, Inc.
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