Red Lion announces feature enhancements to its N-Tron Series NT5000 Gigabit Managed Layer 2 Ethernet switches, first released in January of this year.
Red Lion’s proprietary N-Tron Series N-Ring Manager helps to add reliability to these switches, with faster ring healing times of ~30ms to help prevent disruptions. More robust ring management and diagnostic tools provide notification of a break as well as a detailed fault map. The new firmware also includes a DHCP Server for automatic IP address assignments. Support for DHCP Server option 61 and Relay agent with option 82 helps to further simplify the process of assigning IP addresses when field devices are moved or added to the network.
Red Lion's solutions are centered around three core product lines, Access, Connect, and Visualize. The N-Tron Series Nt 5000 is a key part of the company's Connect products family.