Introducing The Switch 4500G Family; About The Switch 4500G - 3Com 4500G Series Getting Started Manual

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About the Switch
4500G
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NTRODUCING THE
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AMILY
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

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Switch 4500G 24-Port and 48-Port—Front and Rear Panel Detail
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Switch 4500G 24-Port and 48-Port Front Panel LEDs
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Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port and 48-Port —Front and Rear Panel Detail
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Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port and 48-Port Front Panel LEDs
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System Specifications of the Switch 4500G
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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
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Switch 4500G 48-Port
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Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port
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Switch 4500G PWR 48-Port
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The Switch 4500G features the following advantages:
Providing full Gigabit speed access ports
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Providing 10-Gigabit uplink ports
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Supporting IPv4 hardware forwarding
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Supporting jumbo frames
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Supporting port security
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Supporting link aggregation control protocol (LACP)
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Supporting 256 VLANs
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Supporting ACLs
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Supporting port-based/flow-based mirroring
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