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				3Com® Switch 4500 Family

			Features & Benefits Intelligent and secure Voice-Ready edge connectivity The 3Com® Switch 4500 family of managed, stackable/clusterable 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet switches provides secure, flexible LAN connectivity and advanced voice-optimized features such as Power over Ethernet (PoE) and auto-voice VLAN and QoS. Gigabit models also offer optional 10-Gigabit uplinks via local connection modules or XFP transceivers. 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 connectivity for essential business applications. These switches offer clustering/stackable scalability with single IP address management. This makes the Switch 4500 ideal for medium businesses and small enterprises seeking to build a secure converged network. These switches come with a limited lifetime warranty. Also provided is Advance Hardware Replacement, with next business day shipment available in most regions. Power over Ethernet Two models in each of the 10/100 and Gigabit Switch 4500 familes provide Power over Ethernet (PoE). PoE 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. Advanced Security Enterprise-class security features include IEEE 802.1X network login, SSH/SSL encrypted device login, Access Control Lists and RADIUS Authenticated Device Access (RADA), protecting mission-critical business applications. Fast Ethernet 10/100 Models The Switch 4500 10/100 models are: Switch 4500 26-Port Switch 4500 50-Port Switch 4500 PWR 26-Port Switch 4500 PWR 50-Port The PWR models provide PoE support. Gigabit 10/100/1000 Models Four Switch 4500G models are available: Switch 4500G 24-Port Switch 4500G 48-Port Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port Switch 4500G PWR 48-Port The Switch 4500G supports IPv6 routing, security and management features. These Gigabit switches also accommodate up to four extra optional 10-Gigabit high-speed links, enabling connectivity to a core network or to high-performance servers. The PWR models also provide PoE support. Awards & Certifications Tolly Tested and Proven: Switch Interoperability More Info Tolly Tested and Proven: Switch 4500G Performance More Info Best Channel Product: 3Com Switch 4500G More Info		Advanced access and distribution for medium businesses and small enterprises seeking to build a secure converged network Wirespeed non-blocking performance: aggregate switching capacity of up to 176 Gbps on the 48-port Gigabit model, and up to 13.6 Gbps on the 50-port 10/100 model Layer 2 switching; dynamic Layer 3 routing increases performance and enhances network security Supports robust IPv6 to future-proof the network, with IPv6 RIPng routing, dual stack IPv4/IPv6, IPv6 ACLs, and IPv6 management including telnet6, TraceRoute, Ping, and SNMP (Switch 4500G models only) Add switches to the stack/cluster when needed— without increasing management difficulty and expense— and manage all as a single entity Stack up to eight Switch 4500 units, or cluster 32 devices ( Switch 4200G, 4500G and Switch 5500 and Switch 5500G switches) IEEE 802.1X network access control offers standards-based security combined with RADIUS authentication RADIUS Authenticated Device Access (RADA) provides authentication of attached devices via MAC address for an additional level of endpoint security Automatic assignment of VoIP traffic to dedicated VLANs helps ensure that critical time-sensitive traffic gets the priority needed for quality communications Power over Ethernet delivers electrical power and data connectivity over a single Ethernet cable Switch 4500G Gigabit models support dual-mode Fast Ethernet SFPs— 100BASE-FX and 100BASE-LX10— for flexible fiber connectivity		RELATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION XRN Technology and Clustered Stacking 3Com® Power over Ethernet Solutions CASE STUDIES Amtek Engineering