3com SuperStack 3 Switch 3824 (24-port Gigabit, managed) 3C17400-ME User Manual

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RESILIENCY

Spanning Tree

IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

• Backward-compatible with STP

• Fast-start mode

• Spanning tree enable/disable per port

Link Aggregation

IEEE 802.3ad (LACP):

• Twelve groups (SuperStack 3 Switch 3812 and 3824)

• Twenty-four groups (Switch 3848)

• Eight ports in each group

Support for 3Com Advanced Redundant Power Supply; provides backup power to the switch
(Switch 3848 only)

Dual software images

Backup and restore of switch settings

MANAGEMENT

Remote Management

SNMP v1 and v2

User-selectable management VLAN

Switch Access Levels

Five user accounts

Software

Dual images

Backup and restore

TFTP configuration: upload/download

TFTP agent: upload

Configuration

Command line

Serial Console Port

• SuperStack 3 Switch 3812 and Switch 3824: 9-Way D-Type

• Switch 3848: RJ-45

Telnet

Web-based

Time

Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)

Mirror port / RAP (Roving Analysis Port) 

One-to-one

RMON (Remote Monitoring) 

Four groups: statistics, history, alarm, and events

IP Address Allocation

DHCP

Manual

Graphical Management

3Com Network Management applications:

• 3Com Network Director for comprehensive, turn-key network management for the enterprise. 

• 3Com Network Administrator for comprehensive management under HP OpenView for Windows.

• 3Com Network Supervisor for basic, turn-key network management for small and 

medium businesses (copy provided with product):

· Topology discovery

· Change management reporting

· Capacity planning

· Event logging

· Fault identification and troubleshooting

· Utilization monitoring

• 3Com Enterprise Management Suite for flexible, extensible management in advanced 

enterprise IT environments

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