Connecting multiple devices or downstream switches to a single WAN port can be inefficient and require additional hardware. To simplify your network and reduce the need for extra equipment, Prisma® SD-WAN now supports Layer 2 switching directly on select ION devices. Prisma SD-WAN supports ION 3200 with Layer 2 switch. The Layer 2 switch ports enable directly connecting multiple devices directly on the L2 LAN or add downstream switches or Wireless Access Points (WAP). L2 LAN switch ports are supported only on ION 3200, ION 1200-S, ION 1200-S-C-NA/ROW, and ION 1200-S-C5G-WW on ports 5 -10. These platforms have six 1Gbps RJ-45 L2 switch ports, two 1Gbps RJ-45 WAN ports, and two 2.5Gbps switch to host uplink ports.

The Layer 2 switch functionality includes the following features:

• Configure per port access or trunk ports.
• VLAN definition supports attributes such as numerical ID value, name, and tags. VLAN ID range is 1-4000.
• Maximum number of active VLANs is 32.
• Native VLAN on a trunk port can be any VLAN ID in the supported range.
• Storm Control Thresholds are configurable for Unknown Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast per port. By default, the Broadcast Storm Control is enabled with a threshold of 1000Kbps.
• Spanning Tree supported modes are IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1s, and IEEE 802.1w (default). The device automatically detects and switches modes on receiving the BPDU.

L2 Switch ports are supported on a minimum ION device version of 6.0.2 for ION 1200-S and 6.3.1 for ION 3200.