Key Benefits - 3Com 4500 Datasheet

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KEY BENEFITS

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INCREASES FLEXIBILITY AND SCALABILITY
Add switches to the stack when needed—without increasing management
difficulty and expense—because the Switch 4500 family employs
a flexible design with user-configurable "dual-personality" Gigabit
Ethernet interfaces and the ability to stack up to eight switch units
(384 10/100 ports) that can be managed as a single entity.
ENHANCES MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL
The Switch 4500 family is easy to use and manage, designed to increase
business productivity by reliably supporting business applications.
Additionally, the PoE models deliver intelligent power management
("smart PoE") with dynamic allocation of available power resources.
MINIMIZES VOICE OVER IP COMPLEXITY
Minimize the cost and complexity associated with adding or moving
IP phones: the Switch 4500 detects the presence of IP phones and
dynamically assigns switch ports to the voice VLAN, enabling automated
configuration and prioritization of Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic.
DELIVERS HIGH PERFORMANCE
No need to buy new switches when additional network performance is
needed, as the Switch 4500 family features 26-port and 50-port models,
providing aggregate switching capacity up to 8.8 Gbps and 13.6 Gbps,
respectively.
REDUCES CONFIGURATION EXPENSE
Automatic updating of Layer 3 network topologies, negotiation of port
speed and duplex mode, and detection and adjustment of cable type
reduces configuration time and expense.
SUPPORTED BY LIMITED LIFETIME HARDWARE WARRANTY
3Com gives a Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty on the Switch 4500
10/100 Family. Advance Hardware Replacement, with Next Business
Day shipment in most regions, is provided upon product registration.
See www.3com.com/warranty for details.
3Com Switch 4500 10/100 Family
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