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Topic: Series 3 Projectors
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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!
Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-14-2017 12:31 PM
Thus far, I've had no problem with SMC unmanaged switched that we put in from 2008 onward. I too like the HP ProCurve switches and have had a 100% success rate with them. I've had one bad power cube though (DOA).
Like Mark, I don't believe in using managed switches unless they bring something to the table. For the switch at each projector, I've opted, mostly to stick with unmanaged.
Most of the TMS systems I've put in have managed switches for the two networks (Media and Management) but really, the Management switch could probably be unmanaged without issue. Now, via the router I can firewall off the various VLANs and also, if desired, restrict who/what has access to what. About all that using a managed switch would bring to the table in the individual theatre is if I wanted to ensure that nobody could just plug in and "see" the network. You can still keep them off the internet based on how you configure your router.
I'm sure it depends on your environment as to how big a deal it is and if you are really trying to monitor network traffic.
I see managed switches as another point of failure, cost, time to configure that bring little back in return. Now if you do need to create different VLANs then sure.
I've dabbled with a few TPLink managed switches because they were low-cost and came reasonably recommended (and support Q-SYS too). There, the cost of going managed versus unmanaged wasn't significant. But even then, I've had them "forget" their IPs!!!! So I'm back to added headache for not perceivable benefit.
HP ProCurve 1410 series and now the 1420 series have done me VERY well for unmanaged solutions and they have managed ones as well. They also have their PoE stuff in the 1420 series too, which is proving handy in some cases.
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