Dell N1500 User Manual

DELL EMC NETWORKING N1500 SERIES
SWITCHES

Extending enterprise features to small and mid-sized businesses

The N1500 switch series oers a power-ecient Gigabit Ethernet
(GbE) network-access switching solution with integrated 10GbE
uplinks. With high-performance capabilities and wire-speed
performance, utilizing a non-blocking architecture to easily handle
unexpected trac loads, the switches oer simple management
and scalability via an 40Gbps (full-duplex) high availability stacking
architecture that allows management of up to four switches from a
single IP address. An integrated 80PLUS-certied power supply and
features such as Energy-Ecient Ethernet and short cable detection
provide energy eciency to help decrease power and cooling costs.

Modernize campus network architectures

Modernize campus network architectures with a power-ecient and
resilient 1/10GbE switching solution with Power over Ethernet Plus
(PoE+). Select N1500 models oer 24 or 48 ports of PoE+ to deliver
clean power to network devices such as wireless access points (APs),
Voice-over-IP (VoIP) handsets, video conferencing systems and
security cameras.

Leverage familiar tools and practices

All N-Series switches include Dell EMC Networking OS 6, designed
for easier deployment, greater interoperability and a lower learning
curve for network administrators. One common command line
interface (CLI) and graphic user interface (GUI) using a well-known
command language gets skilled network administrators productive
quickly. With USB auto-conguration, network administrators can
rapidly deploy mirrored congurations to numerous devices by simply
inserting a USB key.

Deploy with condence at any scale

N1500 series switches help create performance assurance with a
data rate up to 176Gbps (full duplex) and a forwarding rate up to
164Mpps. Scale easily by stacking with 10GbE ports. Switch stacks
of up to 200 1GbE ports can be managed from a single screen using
the highly available stacking architecture for high-density aggregation
with seamless redundant availability. N-Series switches help provide
certainty with a lifetime warranty that covers software upgrades,
hardware repair or replacement, and optics and cables purchased
with the switch. Details at Dell.com/LifetimeWarranty.*

*Select Networking products carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty with Basic Hardware Service (repair or replacement) for life. Repair
or replacement does not include troubleshooting, conguration, or other advanced service provided by Dell EMC ProSupport.

Hardware, performance and eciency

• Up to 48 line-rate GbE RJ-45 ports and four integrated 10GbE
SFP+ ports.

• Up to 48 ports of PoE+ with an optional external power supply.

• Up to 200 1GbE ports in a 4-unit stack for high-density,
high-availability in IDFs, MDFs and wiring closets.

• Non-stop forwarding and fast failover in stack congurations.

• Energy-Ecient Ethernet and lower power PHYs reduce power
to inactive ports and idle links, providing energy savings from the
power cord to the port.

• Fresh Air compliance for operation in environments up to 113°F
(45°C) helps reduce cooling costs in temperature­constrained deployments.

Deploying, conguring and managing

• USB auto-conguration rapidly deploys the switch without
setting up complex TFTP congurations or sending technical sta
to remote oces.

• Management via an intuitive and familiar CLI, embedded web
server (GUI), SNMP-based management console application
(including Dell OpenManage Network Manager), Telnet or serial
connection.

• Private VLAN extensions and Private VLAN Edge support.

• AAA authorization, TACACS+ accounting and RADIUS support for
comprehensive secure access support.

• Authentication tiering allows network administrators to tier port
authentication methods such as 802.1x, MAC Authentication

• Bypass and Captive Portal in priority order so that a single port
can provide exible access and security.

• Layer 3 Lite IPv4 and IPv6 functionality including static routing and
Routing Information Protocol support.

• Remote Switch Port Analyzer (RSPAN) monitors ports across a
Layer 2 domain without costly dedicated network taps.

• OpenFlow 1.3 provides the ability to separate the control plane from
the forwarding plane for more sophisticated trac management.

Product Description

N1524: 24x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb auto-sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 40W PSU
N1524P: 24x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb PoE+ (up to 30.8w) auto-sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 600W

N1500 series

Power cords

Power supplies (optional)

Optics (optional)

Cables (optional) Dell Networking cable, SFP+ to SFP+, 10GbE, copper twinax direct

PSU (requires C15 plug)
N1548: 48x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb auto-sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 100W PSU
N1548P: 48x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb PoE+ (up to 30.8w) auto- sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 600W

PSU (requires C15 plug)

C13 to NEMA 5-15, 3M
C13 to C14, 2M
C15 to NEMA 5-15, 2M (C15 for POE N-Series only)

RPS720 external power supply for N1500 non-POE (720 watts): N1524 and N1548 (sold separately)
MPS1000 external power supply for N1500 PoE+ switches (1000 watts): N1524P and N1548P (sold separately)

Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-T
Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-SX, 850nm wavelength, up to 550m reach
Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-LX, 1310nm wavelength, up to 10km reach
Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-ZX, 1550nm wavelength, up to 80km reach
Transceiver, SFP+, 10GbE, SR, 850nm wavelength, up to 300m reach
Transceiver, SFP+, 10GbE, LR, 1310nm wavelength, up to 10km reach
Transceiver, SFP+, 10GbE, ER, 1550nm wavelength, up to 40km reach

Technical specications

Physical

4 integrated front 10GbE SFP+ dedicated ports,
2 10GbE can be used as stacking ports
USB (Type A) port for conguration via USB ash
drive
Auto-negotiation for speed and ow control
Auto MDI/MDIX, port mirroring
Flow-based port mirroring
Broadcast storm control
Energy-Ecient Ethernet per port settings
Redundant variable speed fans
Air ow: I/O to power supply
Integrated power supply: 40W AC (N1524),
100W AC (N1548), 600W AC (N1524P,
N1548P)
RJ45 console port with RS232 signaling (RJ-45 to
female DB-9 connector cable included)
Dual rmware images on-board
Switching engine model: Store and forward

Chassis

Size (1RU, H x W x D):
N1524 and N1548: 1.7 in x 17.3 in x 10.1 in
(43.2 mm x 440.0 mm x 257.0 mm)
N1524P and N1548P: 1.7 in x 17.3 in x 15.2 in
(43.2 mm x 440.0 mm x 387.0 mm)
Approximate weight: 6.6lbs/3kg (N1524),

12.8lbs/5.8kg (N1524P), 8.8lbs/4kg (N1548),

15.4lbs/7kg (N1548P)
Rack mounting kit with 2 mounting brackets, bolts
and cage nuts

Environmental

Power supply eciency: 80% or better in all
operating modes
Max. thermal output (BTU/hr): 103.1 (N1524),
2972 (N1524P), 152.2 (N1548),

5824.3 (N1548P)

Power consumption max (watts): 30.2 (N1524),
871 (N1524P), 44.6 (N1548), 1704 (N1548P)
Operating temperature: 32° to 113°F (0° to 45°C)
Operating humidity: 95%
Storage temperature: –40° to 149°F
(–40° to 65°C)
Storage relative humidity: 85%

Performance

MAC addresses: 16K
Static routes: 256 (IPv4)/128 (IPv6)
Dynamic routes: 256 (IPv4)
Switch fabric capacity: 128Gbps (N1524 and
N1524P) (full duplex); 176Gbps (N1548 and
N1548P)
Forwarding rate: 128Mpps (N1524 and N1524P);
164Mpps (N1548 and N1548P)
Link aggregation: 64 LAG groups, 144 dynamic
ports per stack, 8 member ports per LAG
Priority queues per port: 8
Line-rate Layer 2 switching: All (non-blocking)
Line-rate Layer 3 routing: All (non-blocking)
Flash memory: 256MB
Packet buer memory: 1.5MB
CPU memory: 1GB
RIP routing interfaces: 128
VLAN routing interfaces: 128
VLANs supported: 512
Protocol-based VLANs: Supported
ARP entries: 2,048 (IPv4)/512 (IPv6)
NDP entries: 400
Access control lists (ACL): Supported
MAC and IP-based ACLs: Supported
Time-controlled ACLs: Supported
Max number of ACLs: 100
Max ACL rules system-wide: 2,048
Max rules per ACL: 1,023

Max ACL rules per interface (IPv4): 1,023
(ingress), 1,023 (egress)
Max ACL rules per interface (IPv6): 512 (ingress),
509 (egress)
ACLs applied: 24

IEEE compliance

802.1AB LLDP
Dell Voice VLAN
Dell ISDP (inter-operates with devices running CDP)

802.1D Bridging, Spanning Tree

802.1p Ethernet Priority (User Provisioning
and Mapping)
Dell Adjustable WRR and Strict Queue Scheduling

802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging,
GVRP

802.1S Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP)

802.1v Protocol-based VLANs

802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)
Dell RSTP-Per VLAN (compatible with Cisco’s
RP V S T+)
Dell Spanning tree optional features: STP root
guard, BPDU guard, BPDU ltering

802.1X Network Access Control, Auto VLAN

802.2 Logical Link Control

802.3 10BASE-T

802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)

802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging

802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP

802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X)

802.3at PoE+ (N1524P and N1548P)

802.3AX LAG Load Balancing

802.3az Energy Ecient Ethernet (EEE)

802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) on
Management Ports

802.3x Flow Control

802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
ANSI LLDP-MED (TIA-1057)
MTU 9,216 bytes

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