Dell 5324 - PowerConnect Switch User Manual Page 1

Page 1 August 2004 Dell | PowerConnect INFOBrief PowerConnect™ 5324 Front view of PowerConnect 5324 Key Points • The PowerConnect 5324 is a hig

Page 10 August 2004 Remote Management Enables remote configuration and monitoring of the switch via a Web-browser or a SNMP-based management consol

Page 11 August 2004 additional management authentication including RADIUS and TACACS+ as well as SNMP access filtering, the PowerConnect 5324 deliv

Page 12 August 2004 Diagram 1 is a Gigabit Ethernet wiring closet solution designed using the PowerConnect 5324 switch. This solution provides Gig

Page 13 August 2004 - High availability, resilient GbE wiring closet - High-performance connectivity to desktop clients Diagram 2 Cost-Effective

Page 14 August 2004 • High-availability server connectivity • Cost-effective server connectivity Diagram 3 Traffic Aggregation to Network Backbo

Page 15 August 2004 • Telephone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for the lifetime of the switch • Advanced Software Support

Page 2 August 2004 provides flexibility with its four SFP transceiver slots. The four SFP transceiver slots can be used in lieu of up to four coppe

Page 3 August 2004 Table 1 highlights the features of the PowerConnect 5324 versus its primary competitors. The key advantages of the PowerConnect

Page 4 August 2004 Feature Dell PowerConnect 5324 3Com SuperStack 3 3824 Cisco Catalyst 2970G-24T Power Supply 600 675 Form Factor 1U, Rack moun

Page 5 August 2004 Dual Firmware Image Support Yes Yes Configuration File Management File upload and download File upload and download SNMP Suppor

Page 6 August 2004 The features and benefits of the PowerConnect 5324 are shown in Table 3. Table 3 Features, Functions and Benefits of the PowerCo

Page 7 August 2004 802.1Q VLAN Virtual LANs combine a number of ports into distinct, separated sub-networks. GVRP allows for dynamic port-based VLA

Page 8 August 2004 Link Aggregation (802.3ad) Groups up to eight ports together into a single, high-bandwidth trunk. LACP provides automatic detect

Page 9 August 2004 Authentication Support SSL provides encryption of management traffic when accessing the switch via the embedded web server. SSH