Enterprise-class,Gigabit switches forsmall and mediumbusinesses, voiceready with PoE andadvanced features fornetwork control andflexibilityDATA SHEETOVERVIEWThe “smart” voice-ready 3Com ® Baseline Switch 2900 Plus Familydelivers Layer 2 enterprise-class Gigabit switching solutions, customizedand priced for small and mid-sized organizations.These managed switches offer tremendous value to small and mediumbusinesses looking for a low cost solution who need a level of controlover their network not offered by unmanaged switching products,without sacrificing the advanced functionality normally found onhigher-end managed switching products.KEY BENEFITSLAYER 2 SWITCHING WITH ADVANCED FEATURESThe Baseline Switch 2900 Plus 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 maximumvoice and data quality, traffic flow can be directed according to theneeds 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-bandwidthconnection that greatly expands bandwidth capacity to the network coreor other parts of the network.Baseline Switch 2900 models are available with 16, 24 and 48 ports; a24-port PoE version delivers data and power over the same cabling. Eachswitch also has four dual-purpose ports (configurable as 10/100/1000copper or SFP-based fiber) to connect to high-performance computers,servers, or network backbones.ENTERPRISE-QUALITY SECURITYEnterprise-quality security is provided with IEEE 802.1X network loginand advanced Access Control Lists (ACLs), which enable usage policiesvia the switch at each point of access to the network. All managementcommunications are encrypted with HTTPS.POWER OVER ETHERNETThe Baseline Switch 2924-PWR Plus provides inline power to attacheddevices—access points, Voice over IP (VoIP) phones, IP security cameras,etc.—via industry-standard IEEE 802.3af PoE over a single Ethernetcable, resulting in significant deployment cost savings.3Com® Baseline Switch 2900 Plus Familyfrom left top, clockwise: 3Com Switch 2916-SFP Plus, Switch 2924-PWR Plus,Switch 2948-SFP Plus, Switch 2924-SFP Plus