The DES-1210 Series is designed to provide SMB users with complete control over their network. With Fast Ethernet and Gigabit copper ports capable of connecting to existing CAT5/5E/6 twisted-pair cables, these switches eliminate the need for expensive network re-building. The DES-1210 Series allows for flexible connections to a network backbone or server. Additionally, all ports support auto-negotiation of MDI/MDIX crossover, eliminating the need for crossover cables or uplink ports.

The DES-1210 Series supports Auto Surveillance VLAN (ASV), and Auto Voice VLAN, which are best suited for video surveillance and VoIP deployments. Auto Surveillance VLAN is a new, industry-leading technology that consolidates surveillance video transmission and data through a single Fast Ethernet Smart Managed Switch, thus sparing businesses the expense of dedicated hardware and facilities. ASV also ensures the quality of realtime video for monitoring and control without compromising the flow of conventional network data. In addition, with bandwidth control, network administrators can reserve bandwidth for important functions that might require higher bandwidth or priority.

The DES-1210 Series provides the D-Link Network Assistant Utility that enables administrators to remotely control their network down to the port level. The utility allows customers to easily discover multiple D-Link Fast Ethernet Smart Managed Switches within the same L2 network segment. With this utility, users do not need to change the IP address of their PC, greatly simplifying the initial setup of the switches.