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

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.

Features and Benefits:

• 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
• 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

3Com Switch 4500 Family

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