Cisco 350X Series Stackable Managed Switches vs. D-Link Ethernet Switches

Well Suited : For Medium to Large Organization networks where Scalability, Advanced features, efficient management of different network segments and robust security is required. Less Suited : For small offices where simple and unmanaged switch is enough and in temporary and frequently network setup reconfigured.

Incentivized

In our head office where there is a low dust environment, it best suits this use. But in a plant where there is a dusty environment, you may face in and outs and the Network team may be in a bit of a hurdle.

Incentivized

• Scalability
• Redundancy and High Availability
• Easy and User friendly Web based management interface
• High Performance , it provides fast and reliable data transfer
• Inter-Vlan routing is very good.

Incentivized

• Pricing for sure. You get leading industry equipment but affordable prices.
• Warranty. Even tho it is affordable Dlink does not skimp on your warranty.
• Performance. Again even tho it is affordable you are getting a top performing network.

Incentivized

• Process of firmware Update
• Need Cloud Management Capabilities
• Enhanced Reporting
• Find difficulty in process of VLAN configuration so need simplified

Incentivized

• VLAN's management could be easier if POS for management were available.
• Configuration in CMD mode like Cisco.
• There are issues when configurations are complex. A little network monitoring tool (GUI based) must be used.

Incentivized

Overall, the product is great and we have configured it at our plant and head offices. It is a great product to use and can be configured with minimal efforts and minimal qualifications required. The network engineer doesn't;t need to be a specialized person but needs to be a well aware person so that he may configure it.

Incentivized

We have never used D-Link support services for our ethernet switches. We only looked for new firmware from their website, which was available for most of the models that are being used in our environment. Other than that, the official blogs and community pages of D-Link support were very helpful for small issues related to different features like NTP, stp, etc.

Incentivized

It provide the best reliability and redundancy which is most important. We choose this product because of comprehensive feature set, Interoperability, scalability and quality of service.

Incentivized

For the use we have proposed for DE-Links (use in locations with difficult access, or for expanding the network inside rooms), its main advantage is its low price. It has a large part of the competitors' functionalities, of course, in a simpler way, but serving efficiently and at a lower price.

Incentivized

• Positive : Increase Scalability
• Positive : Increase Performance
• Positive : enhanced security
• Negative : Initial investment cost
• Negative : Potential downtime during implementation

Incentivized

• It has low impact on budget.
• It has caused loops in the network.
• Sometimes the GUI hangs and switch becomes unavailable.

Incentivized