SWITChING
DATA SHEET
OVERVIEW
The 3Com
®
Switch 4500 family of managed, stackable
10/100 Ethernet switches provides secure, flexible
LAN connectivity for enterprise and branch office
networks. 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.
Four switch models—stackable in any
combination up to eight units—include:
> 3Com Switch 4500 26-Port:
24 10/100 ports plus 2 dual-personality Gigabit
ort pairs
> 3Com Switch 4500 50-Port:
48 10/100 ports plus 2 dual-personality Gigabit
port pairs
> 3Com Switch 4500 PWR 26-Port:
24 10/100 Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports plus
2 dual-personality Gigabit port pairs
> 3Com Switch 4500 PWR 50-Port:
48 10/100 PoE ports plus 2 dual-personality Gigabit
port pairs
KEY BENEFITS
SECURES THE NETWORK
Essential security features provide user and device
authentication, enforce access control for switch
management and enhance overall network security to
protect critical resources and information.
EMPOWERS APPLICATION CONVERGENCE
The Switch 4500 family combines high performance
switching, QoS and advanced traffic management
features to help ensure essential applications get the
appropriate priority for efficient utilization of network
resources.
REDUCES DEPLOYMENT COSTS
Two Switch 4500 models 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.
INCREASES FLEXIBILITY AND SCALABILITY
Dual-personality ports allow for both copper and fiber
Gigabit uplink connections. The switch supports true
stacking with the ability to stack up to eight switch
units—384 10/100 ports per stack—with single IP
management and distributed aggregated links for
high uplink resiliency. Alternatively, cluster manage
up to 32 geographically distributed devices together,
with any mix of Switch 5500G, 5500, 4500G, 4500,
4200G and 4210s.
3COM SWITCH 4500
10/100 FAMILY
from top: 3Com Switch 4500 26-Port, Switch 4500 50-Port, Switch
4500 PWR 26-Port, Switch 4500 PWR 50-Port
Intelligent and secure edge connectivity,
ideal for small and medium enterprise and
branch office networks
