Luxul announces "self-healing" capability for some of their managed network switches. Available via free upgrade to firmware version 4.1.1 or greater, the functionality adds two features: auto-recovery and power scheduling.
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Mike Grubb, VP Marketing at Luxul, says, “Imagine never getting another call about security cameras or other PoE-connected devices freezing up; your clients’ switches will take care of them automatically. Furthermore, it’s effortless to schedule devices to power down overnight, over the weekend, or whenever your clients request it. All it takes to realize these benefits is a free firmware update.”
The self-healing capability is available in the Luxul 12-port/8 PoE+ AMS-1208P, 26-port/24 PoE+ stackable L2/L3 AMS-4424P, 26-port/24 PoE+ AMS-2624P, 26-port/24 PoE+ XMS-2624P, 52-port PoE+ L2/L3 XMS-5248P and 52-port stackable L2/L3 XMS-7048.
With auto-recovery, devices connected to the switches via PoE no longer need a manual reboot if they fall offline or become unresponsive.
Instead, the configuration in the switch triggers PoE-connected devices to reboot automatically. Meanwhile power scheduling allows the triggering of switches to power PoE-connected devices on or off based on schedules created within the switch.
Self-healing will also be a standard feature in a number of upcoming Luxul switches, including the 18-port/16 PoE+ L2/L3 AMS-1816P and 12-port/8 PoE+ XMS-1208P, both shipping soon.
