D-Link Gives Some Switches Cloud Smarts

Photo of author

Tim Higgins

D-Link has added cloud monitoring features to some of its managed switches.

The new feature is called D-Link Insight and is available right now on A1 versions of DES-1210-28/28P/52 and DGS-1210-16/24/48 series switches via free firmware update.

The upgrade comes with a free one year trial of Insight Plus, which uses Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) to query and report client compliance with company security policy.

Basic Insight features include network device discovery plus:

– Tracking of devices connected to the switch by MAC address, IP and switch port
– DHCP OS fingerprinting to identify DHCP and DNS servers, routers/gateways and clients
– Automatic switch configuration backup and restore
– Notification alerts indicating change in device connectivity to the network (e.g., new hardware additions or Web smart switch disconnection)
– Windows and MacOS support

Insight Plus includes Insight Basic features, plus policy compliance reporting for Windows and MacOS clients for firewall status, anti-spyware updates, anti-virus updates and OS updates.

Related posts

D-Link Expands Cloud Router Line

D-Link has added two new products to its cloud router family

A Day In The Cloud – Unlimited Can Work

Unlimited is one of those words technology consumers love, and have come to expect. So why are we losing it?

SmallCloudBuilder Giveaway Results: Buffalo CloudStor NAS

The contest has ended and the winner of the Buffalo CloudStor is Fernanda Foertter .