DrayTek VigorSwitch P1281x 24-Port GbE PoE+ Switch with 10Gbps SFP+
The DrayTek VigorSwitch P1281x is a smart, rack-mountable Gigabit Ethernet switch designed for high-performance, centrally managed networks. It features 24 x GbE PoE+ ports with a total PoE budget of 140W, plus 4 independent 10Gbps SFP+ uplink ports for high-speed connectivity to switches, servers, and network-attached storage.
Key Features
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24 x RJ-45 GbE PoE+ Ports (10/100/1000Mbps)
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4 x SFP+ 10GbE Ports for uplink / fibre connections
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PoE/PoE+ Support with 140W total power budget
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Up to 30W per PoE port (IEEE 802.3af/802.3at compliant)
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Centralised Management via VigorACS, VigorConnect, or DrayTek Vigor router Central Switch Management
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Advanced VLAN Options including 802.1q, MAC-based, Voice & Surveillance VLAN
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ONVIF IP Camera Surveillance Management with PoE device check
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QoS, ACLs, IGMP Snooping, Link Aggregation, and Spanning Tree support
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IPv4 & IPv6 Dual-Stack with IP conflict prevention
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OpenVPN Client with certificate-based authentication
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1U Rack-Mountable with included brackets
Centralised Management
Designed for centralised deployment and monitoring, the VigorSwitch P1281x can be:
- Provisioned and monitored via VigorACS cloud management
- Managed on-site with the free VigorConnect platform
- Controlled through a DrayTek Vigor router’s Central Switch Management
Easily provision VLAN configurations through the router, clone switch settings, reduce setup time for complex networks, and configure entire DrayTek networks remotely.
Physical Interfaces
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24 x RJ-45 Ethernet PoE+ Ports – 10/100/1000Mbps
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4 x SFP+ Ports – 1000Mbps / 10Gbps
- Factory Reset Button
PoE Specifications
- 24 Power over Ethernet LAN ports (PoE PSE)
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IEEE 802.3af PoE & 802.3at PoE+ compliant
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140W total PoE power budget
- Up to 30W per port
- Auto detection of Powered Device (PD) and consumption
- Per-port PoE status LED indicators
- Alert LED for high PoE usage
- Port power consumption monitoring via Web UI & CLI
- Circuit protection to prevent power interference between ports
Per-Port PoE PD Monitoring & Maintenance:
- Scheduling
- PoE PD priority
- Restart PoE PD if not responding to ping
- Restart PoE IP camera if not providing camera output
VLAN
- Up to 512 VLANs (out of 4096 VLAN IDs)
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802.1q tag-based VLAN
- Port-based and MAC-based VLANs
- Voice VLAN (OUI Mode)
- Surveillance VLAN (OUI Mode)
- Management VLAN
Quality of Service (QoS)
- Support for 8 priority queues
- Port-based rate control (ingress & egress)
- Priority queue scheduling (WRR or Strict Priority)
- Rate limiting
Class of Service:
- 802.1p CoS
- DSCP
- CoS–DSCP
- IP Precedence ToS
Network Security
- IP Source Guard with ARP inspection
- Storm control (Broadcast, Unknown Multicast, Unknown Unicast)
- DoS attack protection
- Protected Port / Port Isolation
- Static Port Security
- Loop detection & prevention
Access Control Lists (ACL):
- Up to 512 ACL entries
- Match by source and destination MAC
- VLAN ID
- IPv4/IPv6 address
- Protocol
- TCP/UDP port
Spanning Tree
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Link Aggregation
- Combine multiple ports to increase bandwidth
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8 aggregation groups
- Up to 8 ports per group
- LACP or static setup
- Supports traffic load balancing
Networking Performance
| Specification |
Value |
| Switching Capacity |
56 Gbps |
| Forwarding Rate (64-byte) |
41.7 Mpps |
| MAC Addresses Supported |
8K |
| Jumbo Frames |
Up to 9KB |
| Packet Buffer Size |
4.2 Mbit |
Multicast
- IGMP Snooping v2/v3 (BISS)
- IGMP v2/v3 Querier
ONVIF Surveillance Management
- Discovery of ONVIF-compliant IP cameras
- Surveillance topology
- Real-time video streaming
ONVIF Device Maintenance:
- Device information
- Network settings configuration
- Time settings
- Reboot
- Reset to factory default settings
- Ping check with mail alert on disconnection
Management
- Web User Interface (HTTP or HTTPS)
- HTTP (non-TLS) can be disabled for increased security
- Command Line Interface (CLI) via SSH/Telnet
Central Management Options:
- VigorACS
- VigorConnect
- Vigor Router Switch Management
Additional Management Features:
- Firmware upgrade/backup
- Configuration backup/restore
- IPv4 & IPv6 dual-stack
- Factory default restore
- System reboot
- 2-level admin privileges
- Multiple admin accounts
- OpenVPN client with certificate-based authentication
- SNMP v1, v2c, v3 (with generic traps)
- SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol)
- LLDP (802.1ab) + MED
- ONVIF – IP camera management
Diagnostics & Alerts
- Port status & usage display
- RAM usage display
- MAC address table view
- Device check
- Syslog
Mail Alert Triggers:
- Port status
- Port speed change
- System restart
- Device check
- IP conflict
- ONVIF IP camera snapshot
Additional Diagnostic Tools:
- Port mirroring
- Ping diagnostics
- Port-based cable test
IPv4 Features
IPv6 Features
- Auto configuration
- Static IPv6 address & prefix length
- Static IPv6 default gateway
- IPv6 Neighbour Discovery (ND)
- IPv6 Duplicate Address Detection
- ICMPv6
- DHCPv6 client
Standards Compliance
Operating Requirements
| Parameter |
Value |
| Power Input Requirements |
100–240VAC |
| Power Supply |
Internal |
| Max Input Power Consumption |
200W at 2.5A |
| Cooling |
Passively cooled |
| Operating Temperature |
0 °C to 50 °C |
| Storage Temperature |
-20 °C to 70 °C |
| Operating Humidity |
10% to 90% (non-condensing) |
| Storage Humidity |
5% to 90% (non-condensing) |
Physical Specifications
| Specification |
Value |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) |
440 x 216 x 44 mm |
| Weight (excluding SFP/cables) |
3.25 kg |
| Rack Mountable |
1U (brackets included) |
Warranty & Support
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Standard Warranty: Two (2) year RTB
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Software Security Updates: 3 years after EOL notification (applies to products sold in the UK)
Optional VigorCare Enhanced Warranty:
- VigorCare C3 3 Year Subscription: VCARE-C3
- VigorCare C5 5 Year Subscription: VCARE-C5
Box Contents
- VigorSwitch P1281x Network Switch
- UK IEC13 Power Cable
- 1U Rack Mount Fittings
- Quick Start Guide
