This economical entry-level switch speeds database, accounting, and multimedia applications and file exchange. Are bandwidth-intensive applications slowing your network to a crawl? This economical entry-level switch speeds database, accounting, and multimedia applications and file exchange. It excels at connecting high-speed servers, a backbone, or power-user workstations to a small-office LAN. Or use it to add more Fast Ethernet hubs to a workgroup. Features: With plug-and-play installation and no configuration needed, the switch fits easily into your network. Automatic MDI/MDIX on every port makes expansion easy by eliminating most common cabling problems. Sixteen autosensing ports automatically detect the speed of the attached device to optimize network performance. Traffic prioritization ensures that real-time applications (such as video and audio) take priority so they can run effectively.