3Com Corporation introduced the industry’s first stackable LAN (local area network) switch designed specifically to address small-to-medium enterprise customers’ growing need for robust security and support of Voice over IP (VoIP) and other convergence applications. The new 3Com Switch 4500 family combines standards-based security for user authentication; support for the new TippingPoint X505, the first integrated security platform built upon Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) technology; and dynamic “plugand-play” support for multiple vendors’ VoIP services.
Designed using open industry standards to avoid burdening customers with the restrictions of proprietary features, the 3Com Switch 4500 is a cost-effective, easy-to-use, managed 10/100 switch – available in 26-port and 50-port models. It includes extensive Layer 2 switching and dynamic Layer 3 routing functionality, which provide the "intelligence" necessary for today’s demanding business networks. With models that include cost-effective Power over Ethernet, the Switch 4500 is ideal for converged networks. Additionally, it is interoperable in multi-vendor networks, helping a business preserve its existing infrastructure investments.
The new switch family has intelligent quality of service (QoS) features to automatically prioritize voice traffic, along with Power over Ethernet models ideal for running effective VoIP solutions. AutoVLAN assignment for voice calls further improves voice quality and security, optimizing secure converged IP communications over Ethernet-based networks. Not only are 3Com IP phones pre-programmed into the 3Com switch for dynamic configuration and efficient management, but other vendors’ IP phones are preprogrammed into the Switch 4500 as well. In addition, Switch 4500 PWR models can power standards-based IP phones and wireless access points from 3Com or other vendors, eliminating the need for costly re-wiring or "power bricks."
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