DATA SHEET
3Com
®
Baseline Switches
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Wide-Ranging Unmanaged Family
Small to mid-sized businesses looking for a
switched LAN with or without high-speed
uplinks, or a low cost, high-performance
Gigabit network, will find an affordable
solution with the family of 3Com
®
Baseline
switches, designed for plug-and-play
network operation.
10/100 Switching with Legacy Support
3Com Baseline Switch 2016 and 2024 are
ideal for businesses with legacy Ethernet
desktops that want to start a network. Fast
Ethernet (100 Mbps) support easily handles
higher speed desktop and office server
connections.
10/100 Switching, Gigabit Uplinks
For businesses ready to step up their
network performance, the 3Com Baseline
Switch 2226 and 2250 offer 10/100
switching with two high-speed dual
purpose ports that can be used either as
10/100/1000 for fixed copper connections,
or fiber connections utilizing two Gigabit
SFP (Small Form-Factor Plug-in or mini-
GBIC) transceiver slots that accommodate
any standard 1000BASE-LX or -SX trans-
ceiver module.
High-Performance 10/100/1000
Switching
For top performance, the 3Com Baseline
Switch 2808, 2816 and 2824 deliver wire-
speed Gigabit throughput and a switching
capacity of up to 48 Gbps to handle the
most bandwidth-hungry applications.
Plug-and-Play Unmanaged Operation
3Com Baseline switches operate straight
out of the box, with no configuration
required. Auto MDI/MDIX ports identify
and adapt to the Ethernet cable type, elim-
inating the most common cabling errors
and simplifying installation. Autosensing
ports detect and adjust to the speed of the
connected device to optimize network
performance.
Advanced Switching Features
IEEE 802.1p Class-of-Service (CoS) traffic
prioritization makes sure that real-time
applications such as video and audio take
priority so they run effectively, and enable
the switches to operate in larger networks.
Rack-Mounted or Free-Standing
Configuration
Small-business configurations can vary, so
the switches are designed to operate as a
free-standing or rack-mounted switch
with included mounting kit. The standard
19-inch, one rack-unit-high (1 RU) enclo-
sure optimizes valuable office space.
Warranty
Limited Lifetime Hardware Replacement.
See
www.3com.com/warranty
for more
detail.
Key Benefits
• Feature-rich devices with
wirespeed, non-blocking
performance
• Advanced features, such as
support for traffic
prioritization are ideal for
larger networks, running
real-time applications
• Easy installation, with plug-
and-play design
