As file sizes and Internet traffic continue to increase, impacting network productivity-maximizing network bandwidth, controlling costs has become crucial to network managers. To meet these demands Asant? has designed the FriendlyNET FX1000 series of affordable, easy to install switches that connect over a fiber optic backbone. Asante's FriendlyNET FX1000 series switches are engineered for small-design offices, departmental workgroups and medium-sized enterprises to increase network bandwidth to Gigabit speed.Asant?'s 16-port model (FX1017) features an expansion slot with option for adding a 100BaseFX multimode or singlemode fiber module and SMART console-based configuration for ports and VLANs.
