DATA SHEET
DATA SHEET
3COM®BASELINE PLUS
SWITCH 2900 GIGABIT
FAMILY
Enterprise-class, Gigabit switches for
small and medium businesses, voice ready
with PoE and advanced features for network
control and flexibility
SWITCHING
SWITCHING
from top to bottom: 3Com Baseline Plus, Switch 2920,
Switch 2928 HPWR
OVERVIEW
The "smart" voice-ready 3Com®Baseline Plus Switch
2900 Gigabit Family delivers Layer 2 enterprise-class
Gigabit switching solutions along with layer 3 static
routes, customized and priced for small and mid-sized
organizations.
These managed switches offer tremendous value to
small and medium businesses looking for a low cost
solution who need a level of control over their network
not offered by unmanaged switching products, without
sacrificing the advanced functionality normally found
on higher-end managed switching products.
KEY BENEFITS
LAYER 2 SWITCHING WITH ADVANCED FEATURES
The Baseline Plus Switch 2900 Gigabit Family helps
build a voice ready network—with 3Com’s unique
auto-voice VLAN, advanced voice QoS, SNMP-based
management, Power over Ethernet (PoE) and other
features.
To ensure optimal use of the network bandwidth and
deliver maximum voice and data quality, traffic flow
can be directed according to the needs of the business
using Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree, traffic
prioritization, priority queuing and VLANs.
Link aggregation can be done via IEEE 802.3ad LACP
or manually, allowing ports to be grouped together to
form an ultra-high-bandwidth connection that greatly
expands bandwidth capacity to the network core or
other parts of the network.
Each switch also has four dedicated SFP ports for
fiber uplinks over longer distances.
ENTERPRISE-QUALITY SECURITY
Enterprise-quality security is provided with IEEE
802.1X network login and advanced Access Control
Lists (ACLs), which enable usage policies via the
switch at each point of access to the network. Time
based policies can also be configured on these
switches. All management communications are
encrypted with HTTPS.
POWER OVER ETHERNET
The Baseline Plus Switch 2928 HPWR provides inline
power to attached devices—access points, Voice over
IP (VoIP) phones, IP security cameras, etc.—via
industry-standard IEEE 802.3af PoE over a single
Ethernet cable, resulting in significant deployment
cost savings. This switch also supports pre-std PoE
plus functionality that will enable the switch to deliver
30W of power on each port.
NO SWITCH SETUP REQUIRED
Baseline Plus Gigabit switches are operational straight
out-of-the-box; as long as default settings are
acceptable, there is no need to configure the switch. If
desired, the switch can be configured using a web
browser, console port, or SNMP management software.
ENHANCED INTUITIVE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
For networks that require more control, the switch
web management interface provides an intuitive,
menu-driven process for even novice users to quickly
New Baseline Plus Switch 2900 models are available
with 20 and a 28 port PoE model (with 365W power
budget) deliver data and power over the same cabling.
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KEY BENEFITS (continued)
and confidently configure the switch during initial
etup and manage it during normal operation.
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Graphical switch and port views provide a clear
understanding of switch status and configuration.
In addition, the web interface features individual porttraffic monitoring (port mirroring) and diagnostic tools
like ping and traceroute. A cable diagnostic tool lets
users troubleshoot basic connectivity problems via the
web management interface further simplifying
management platform. It delivers full FCAPS solution
as defined by ISO, among other features. IMC
anagement software can be used to map the
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network topology, indicating what devices are
connected, and on what ports. Switch management
and software upgrades can be easily done. Other
SNMP-based management tools may also be used.
The Switch family also supports a compact Command
Line Interface (CLI) that is accessed via the front panel
console port. Using the CLI, major switch management
options can be quickly configured.
network installation.
IMC management platform. IMC is our next
generation fully integrated comprehensive
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
FEATURE DESCRIPTION
Performance
VLANs Segment the network by grouping users based on their data or traffic exchange
Advanced QoS and traffic limiting Traffic prioritization, using IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service (QoS) and Type of Service (TOS)
Link aggregation (trunking) Group together up to 8 ports automatically using Link Aggregation Control Protocol
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Improves network compatibility, scalability and availability.
(STP/RSTP/MSTP) support
IGMP snooping Multicast filtering optimizes network performance, instead of flooding traffic to all ports.
Unique voice features Automatic assignment of voice traffic to separate VLANs (“auto-voice VLAN”), advanced
Fiber uplink Achieve greater distance connectivity using gigabit fiber uplinks.
Flexible Gigabit uplinks Daisychain multiple units together via the built-in copper Gigabit uplink ports or connect
PoE support (PWR model only) Provides power for IP phones, wireless LAN access points, and other IEEE 802.3af-
Security
IEEE 802.1X network access control Provides standards-based security combined with local authentication.
Advanced Access Control Lists (ACLs) MAC- and IP-based ACLs enable network traffic filtering and enhance network control.
Traffic monitoring (port mirroring) Administrators can examine suspect data streams received on any port by mirroring the
Configuration and management
Enhanced browser-based interface Graphical user interface allows even the most novice users to configure the switch during
SNMP support Switch can be managed with 3Com IMC, Network Supervisor, Network Director and other
PoE configuration PoE power can be enabled or disabled per unit and per port; power can also be limited
Cable diagnostics Remotely detect copper cable issues using a browser-based tool.
requirements. This ensures optimal use of available bandwidth as traffic flow is directed
according to the needs of the business.
with Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), and ingress/egress rate limiting help
ensure that critical time-sensitive traffic like voice gets the priority needed for quality
communications.
(LACP), or manually, to form an ultra-high-bandwidth connection to the network
backbone; help prevent traffic bottlenecks.
voice QoS, traffic limiting, multicast filtering and PoE support delivers the support
necessary for quality voice communications.
to a network backbone via SFP-based fiber modules.
compliant devices over the same cable used for data; lowers total cost of ownership since
there is no need to run additional electrical wiring. Note: pre-std PoE Plus is also
supported allowing the switch to deliver up to 30W of power.
Time based ACLs allow for greater flexibiliy with managing network access.
data stream to a monitoring port.
initial setup and monitor it during normal operation.
SNMP-compatible tools.
per port.