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INTRODUCING THE SWITCH 4500G
FAMILY
This chapter introduces the Switch 4500G and describes how it can be used in
your network. It includes a description of the hardware and software features and
covers the following topics:
■ About the Switch 4500G
■ Switch 4500G 24-Port and 48-Port—Front and Rear Panel Detail
■ Switch 4500G 24-Port and 48-Port Front Panel LEDs
■ Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port and 48-Port —Front and Rear Panel Detail
■ Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port and 48-Port Front Panel LEDs
■ System Specifications of the Switch 4500G
About the Switch
4500G
The 3Com® Switch 4500G (hereinafter referred to as Switch 4500G) are Gigabit
Ethernet switching products developed by 3Com. The 3Com® Switch 4500G
family delivers flexible quad-speed performance (10/100/1000 and 10-Gigabit)
and advanced voice-optimized features such as Power over Ethernet (PoE),
auto-QoS and auto-voice VLAN. This makes the Switch 4500G ideal for medium
businesses and small enterprises seeking to build a secure converged network.
Currently, the Switch 4500G includes the following models:
■ Switch 4500G 24-Port
■ Switch 4500G 48-Port
■ Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port
■ Switch 4500G PWR 48-Port
The Switch 4500G features the following advantages:
■ Providing full Gigabit speed access ports
■ Providing 10-Gigabit uplink ports
■ Supporting IPv4 hardware forwarding
■ Supporting jumbo frames
■ Supporting port security
■ Supporting link aggregation control protocol (LACP)
■ Supporting 256 VLANs
■ Supporting ACLs
■ Supporting port-based/flow-based mirroring