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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
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.
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.
from top to bottom: 3Com Baseline Plus, Switch 2920, Switch 2928 HPWR
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
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KEY BENEFITS (continued)
and confidently configure the switch during initial setup and manage it during normal operation. 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 network installation.
IMC management platform. IMC is our next generation fully integrated comprehensive
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
management platform. It delivers full FCAPS solution as defined by ISO, among other features. IMC management software can be used to map the 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.
FEATURE |
DESCRIPTION |
Performance |
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VLANs |
Segment the network by grouping users based on their data or traffic exchange |
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requirements. This ensures optimal use of available bandwidth as traffic flow is directed |
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according to the needs of the business. |
Advanced QoS and traffic limiting |
Traffic prioritization, using IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service (QoS) and Type of Service (TOS) |
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with Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP), and ingress/egress rate limiting help |
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ensure that critical time-sensitive traffic like voice gets the priority needed for quality |
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communications. |
Link aggregation (trunking) |
Group together up to 8 ports automatically using Link Aggregation Control Protocol |
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(LACP), or manually, to form an ultra-high-bandwidth connection to the network |
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backbone; help prevent traffic bottlenecks. |
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol |
Improves network compatibility, scalability and availability. |
(STP/RSTP/MSTP) support |
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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 |
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voice QoS, traffic limiting, multicast filtering and PoE support delivers the support |
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necessary for quality voice communications. |
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 |
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to a network backbone via SFP-based fiber modules. |
PoE support (PWR model only)
Provides power for IP phones, wireless LAN access points, and other IEEE 802.3afcompliant 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.
Security |
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IEEE 802.1X network access control |
Provides standards-based security combined with local authentication. |
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Advanced Access Control Lists (ACLs) |
MACand IP-based ACLs enable network traffic filtering and enhance network control. |
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Time based ACLs allow for greater flexibiliy with managing network access. |
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Traffic monitoring (port mirroring) |
Administrators can examine suspect data streams received on any port by mirroring the |
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data stream to a monitoring port. |
Configuration and management |
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Enhanced browser-based interface |
Graphical user interface allows even the most novice users to configure the switch during |
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initial setup and monitor it during normal operation. |
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SNMP support |
Switch can be managed with 3Com IMC, Network Supervisor, Network Director and other |
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SNMP-compatible tools. |
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PoE configuration |
PoE power can be enabled or disabled per unit and per port; power can also be limited |
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per port. |
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Cable diagnostics |
Remotely detect copper cable issues using a browser-based tool. |
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