3com 3CR17572-91-US Specification Guide
Enables Secure Converged
Networks with:
Networks with:
• End-to-end network security
• Smart PoE for convergence of
VoIP and wireless LAN mobility
• Layer 2/3 switching and routing
• Scalable up to 384 users per stack
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3Com Switch 4500 10/100 Family
Product Overview
DATA SHEET
The 3Com
®
Switch 4500 family of
managed, stackable 10/100 Ethernet
switches provides secure, flexible LAN
connectivity for enterprise and branch
office networks. The Switch 4500 family
offers Layer 2 switching and dynamic
Layer 3 routing, as well as robust security,
quality of service (QoS), and management
features to deliver intelligent edge connec-
tivity for essential business applications.
switches provides secure, flexible LAN
connectivity for enterprise and branch
office networks. The Switch 4500 family
offers Layer 2 switching and dynamic
Layer 3 routing, as well as robust security,
quality of service (QoS), and management
features to deliver intelligent edge connec-
tivity for essential business applications.
Four new switch models – stackable in any
combination up to eight units – include:
combination up to eight units – include:
•
3Com Switch 4500 26-Port
:
24 10/100 ports plus 2 dual-personality
Gigabit ports
Gigabit ports
•
3Com Switch 4500 50-Port
:
48 10/100 ports plus 2 dual-personality
Gigabit ports
Gigabit ports
•
3Com Switch 4500 PWR 26-Port
:
24 10/100 Power over Ethernet ports
plus 2 dual-personality Gigabit ports
plus 2 dual-personality Gigabit ports
•
3Com Switch 4500 PWR 50-Port
:
48 10/100 Power over Ethernet ports
plus 2 dual-personality Gigabit ports
plus 2 dual-personality Gigabit ports
Secures the Network
Essential security features provide user
and device authentication, enforce access
control for switch management, and
enhance overall network security to
protect critical resources and information.
Essential security features provide user
and device authentication, enforce access
control for switch management, and
enhance overall network security to
protect critical resources and information.
The Switch 4500 also functions as an
integral part of the 3Com Quarantine*
solution, enabling automatic containment
of security threats.
integral part of the 3Com Quarantine*
solution, enabling automatic containment
of security threats.
Empowers Application Convergence
The Switch 4500 family combines high
performance switching, quality of service
(QoS), and advanced traffic management
features to ensure essential applications get
priority. Additionally, 3Com Smart PoE
delivers intelligent power management with
dynamic allocation of available power
resources.
The Switch 4500 family combines high
performance switching, quality of service
(QoS), and advanced traffic management
features to ensure essential applications get
priority. Additionally, 3Com Smart PoE
delivers intelligent power management with
dynamic allocation of available power
resources.
Reduces Deployment Costs
Power over Ethernet provides electrical
power and data connectivity over a single
Ethernet cable - resulting in significant
cost savings when deploying devices like
IP phones, wireless access points, and IP
security cameras.
Power over Ethernet provides electrical
power and data connectivity over a single
Ethernet cable - resulting in significant
cost savings when deploying devices like
IP phones, wireless access points, and IP
security cameras.
Increases Flexibility and Scalability
The Switch 4500 family employs a flexible
design with user-configurable “dual
personality” Gigabit Ethernet interfaces,
and the ability to stack up to eight switch
units (384 10/100 connectivity ports) that
can be managed as a single entity.
The Switch 4500 family employs a flexible
design with user-configurable “dual
personality” Gigabit Ethernet interfaces,
and the ability to stack up to eight switch
units (384 10/100 connectivity ports) that
can be managed as a single entity.
Enhances Management and Control
Easy to use and manage, the Switch 4500
family is designed to increase business
productivity by reliably supporting business
applications that drive productivity
improvements.
Easy to use and manage, the Switch 4500
family is designed to increase business
productivity by reliably supporting business
applications that drive productivity
improvements.
* For details on the 3Com Quarantine solution, see http://www.3com.com/other/pdfs/products/en_US/3Com-400915.pdf