The NetVanta 1000 Series of managed Ethernet switches is designed for cost-effective Local Area Network (LAN) switching. This scalable, full-featured product line is suitable for networks requiring Layer 2 access switches for interconnecting LAN devices or network segmentation. Ideal for new installations or network upgrades, these switches are perfect for business-class applications requiring Fast Ethernet.The NetVanta 1224 rackmount switch supports 24 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports with auto-rate, auto-duplexing, and MDI/MDI-X sensing. Rest assured, with the NetVanta 1224 your network is protected. This product also offers a variety of data security features including MAC-based port security, multilevel user passwords, Secure Shell (SSH) and Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for encrypted user login, and Access Authentication and Authorization (AAA) for authentication with a RADIUS or RSA SecurID server.