The SRS Lighting VLAN-toolbox is a user interface for a switch; very explicitly intended to significantly simplify and speed up controlling the switch.

This switch controller makes the use of a PC/laptop unnecessary and, if desired, only collects the information on the display that you need for managing the switch. This almost completely rules out incorrect actions and connections. The chance of losing access to the switch due to an incorrect setting is also a thing of the past.

At the same time, the display does provide all the information needed to check the proper functioning of individual ports and VLANs, such as the load per port (TX / RX), the speed per port and the power consumption when using PoE, and in general CPU load and which ports are active (UP/DOWN).

In fact, the VLAN-toolbox switch controller only has one operating device: a rotary encoder + push button. This allows you to scroll to the desired function with the cursor > and confirming your choice by pressing the same button.

The VLAN-toolbox can be equipped with very solid fiber optic connections. Two pieces on the VLAN-toolbox 8 – 2 and four pieces on the VLAN-toolbox 24 – 4. While other optical connectors become unreliable after a few connections, the Q- ODC (push-pull) connectors of the VLAN-toolbox guaranteed to be connected/disconnected 5.000 times. Using the fiber optic connections, speeds of 2GB/s (VLAN-toolbox 8 – 2), 40GB/s (VLAN-toolbox 24 – 4) and redundancy are achievable.