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Dell PowerConnect 3500 Series
Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3500 series are stackable Fast Ethernet switches oering advanced management and
security features for high-performance workgroup connectivity.
The PowerConnect 3500 series is a family of 24-and
48-port Fast Ethernet Layer 2 switches. These Layer 2
switches deliver resilient stacking, advanced security,
enterprise-class management features and Power-overEthernet (PoE, 3524P and 3548P only), as well as deliver
impressive switching capacities of up to 12.8 Gbps (3524
and 3524P) and 17.6 Gbps (3548 and 3548P). The 3500
series can be deployed in a wide number of dierent
network deployment scenarios, including Fast Ethernet
edge client connectivity and wiring closet deployments.
Each rack-mountable switch is 1U high and delivers a
high-performance rack-dense switching solution.
Easy, powerful management
PowerConnect 3500 series switches support a number of
industry-standard management interfaces such as webbased management, Command Line Interface (CLI), LLDP,
LLDP-MED, and Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP v1/v2c/v3). For large network environments, Dell’s
OpenManage™ Network Manager provides management
control to help configure large numbers of deployed
switches more easily. This powerful application is included
at no additional charge with our managed switches and
provides one-to-many configuration changes, trap/event
monitoring, network discovery, and many other features to
assist you in managing your network.
Advanced switching features
The PowerConnect 3524 and 3548 switches support a
variety of standards-based advanced switching features,
allowing a network administrator to optimize trac flow in
the network. Up to 256 VLANs are supported, as well
as the IEEE 802.1p protocol to prioritize trac based
upon Layer 2 and Layer 3 information. Other advanced
features include port mirroring, dynamic link aggregation
(LACP), SMTP, and dedicated voice VLAN support for
voice-centric environments.
The PowerConnect 3524P and 3548P oer Power-overEthernet capabilities to power IEEE 802.3af compliant
network-attached devices, such as wireless LAN access
points, VoIP handsets, and video cameras. Both switches
can provide up to 15.4W of power per port simultaneously
for PoE operation (the EPS-470 extended power supply is
required for the PowerConnect 3548P).
High availability
The PowerConnect 3500 series oers high availability
features to meet enterprise networking needs such as
resilient stacking that can help the network survive a switch
failure within the stack. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol support help reduce
network setup time and improve network availability.
Robust security
Advanced security features of PowerConnect 3500
series switches help protect the network from accidental
or malicious interference. The switches’ IP and MACbased Access Control Lists (ACLs) are designed to
prevent unauthorized MAC addresses from accessing
the network. SNMPv3, SSL, and SSH encryption oer the
added security of encrypting switch management trac.
RADIUS and TACACS+ support enables centralized,
remote authentication of administrative access to the
switch. Edge authentication using IEEE 802.1x provides
a meaningful security solution which is centralized and
easier to manage than standard ACLs. The 3500 series
also supports DHCP snooping.
Lifetime Warranty*
Select PowerConnect switches are backed
by an industry-leading, lifetime warranty
which guarantees Basic Hardware
Service (repair or replacement) for life.
PowerConnect switches not only provide the quality,
reliability and capability you expect from Dell, but also the
peace of mind that comes with a true lifetime warranty.
Details at Dell.com/LifetimeWarranty
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Product Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3524 & 3524P Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3548 & 3548P
24 10/100BASE-T ports;
Port configuration
Performance
Management
Quality of service
Security
VLAN
Switching features
Availability
Layer 2 multicast
Chassis
Peripheral products
2 RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (supports resilient stacking);
2 SFP slots for fiber media support;
Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode and flow control;
MDI/MDIX Port mirroring;
Broadcast storm control;
PoE feature;
Virtual Cable Tester
Switching capacity 12.8 Gbps;
Forwarding rate 9.5 Mpps;
Up to 8,000 MAC addresses
Web-based management interface;
Industry-standard CLI accessible via Telnet or Local Serial Port;
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 supported; four RMON groups supported (history, statistics, alarms, and events);
TFTP transfers of firmware and configuration files;
Dual firmware images on-board;
Multiple configuration file upload/download supported;
Statistics for error monitoring and performance optimization including port summary tables;
BootP/DHCP IP address management supported;
Syslog remote logging capabilities;
Temperature sensors for environmental monitoring;
LLDP and LLDP-MED; Switch stacking up to 8 units per stacking group.
Layer 2 trusted mode (IEEE 802.1p tagging); Layer 3 trusted mode (DSCP); four priority queues per port; Adjustable Weighted-RoundRobin (WRR), and strict queue scheduling
IEEE 802.1x based edge authentication;
Switch access password protection;
User-definable settings for enabling or disabling Web, SSH, Telnet, SSL management access;
Port-based MAC address alert and lock-down;
IP address filtering for management access via Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH and SNMP; RADIUS and TACACS+ remote
authentication for switch management access; SSLv3 and SSHv2 encryption for switch management trac; Management access
filtering via management access profiles;
DHCP Snooping
VLAN support for tagging and port-based as per IEEE 802.1Q;
Up to 256 VLANs supported; Dynamic VLAN with GVRP support; Private VLAN Edge, Protocol VLANs, and Voice VLAN
Link aggregation with up to eight aggregated links and up to eight member ports per aggregated link (IEEE 802.3ad);
LACP support (IEEE 802.3ad)
Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1D) and Rapid Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1w) with Fast Link Support; Multiple Spanning Trees (IEEE 802.1s)
Static IP multicast;
IGMP snooping for IP multicast support
17.3 x 10.1 x 1.7 inch for 3524;
17.3 x 15.2 x 1.7 inch for 3524P
1U, rack-mounting kit included;
11 lbs for 3524; 17.6 lbs for 3524P
Dell SFP Transceivers (1000SX, 1000LX, and 1000baseT); RPS-600
Redundant Power Supply for 3524;
EPS-470 Extended Power Supply for 3524P
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48 10/100BASE-T ports;
2 RJ-45 10/100/1000BASE-T ports (supports resilient stacking);
2 SFP slots for fiber media support;
Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode and flow control;
Auto MDI/MDIX Port mirroring;
Broadcast storm control; PoE feature; Virtual Cable Tester
Switching capacity 17.6 Gbps;
Forwarding rate 13.1 Mpps;
Up to 8,000 MAC addresses
17.3 x 10.1 x 1.7 inch for 3548;
17.3 x 15.2 x 1.7 inch for 3548P;
1U, rack-mounting kit included;
11 lbs for 3548; 17.6 lbs for 3548P
Dell SFP Transceivers (1000SX, 1000LX, and 1000baseT); RPS-600
Redundant Power Supply for 3548;
EPS-470 Extended Power Supply for 3548P
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*Select PowerConnect products carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty with Basic Hardware Service (repair or replacement) for life. Repair or replacement does not include
troubleshooting, configuration, or other advanced service provided by Dell ProSupport. For more details see dell.com/warranty.
See all networking products at Dell.com/PowerConnect
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