Introduction 5IntroductionThis document provides basic information about the Dell® NetworkingN4000 Series switches: N4032, N4032F, N4064, N4064F, including how toinstall a switch and perform the initial configuration. For information abouthow to configure and monitor switch features, see the User’s ConfigurationGuide, which is available on the Dell Support website at dell.com/support forthe latest updates on documentation and firmware.This document contains the following sections:• Hardware Overview• Installation• Starting and Configuring the SwitchFeaturesThe Dell Networking N4000 Series are highly scalable, non-stop networkingswitches for campus aggregation and core switching 10 GbE deployments.The family of Layer 3 switches delivers 10/40 GbE wire-speed performancerequired to power demanding Enterprise and business infrastructures, whileenabling scalability and high density 10 GbE operation with simplifiedmanagement.The N4000 Series delivers high availability and redundancy for small core andaggregation deployments that helps grow your network to high density 10GbE operation and to 40 GbE for the Enterprise core. The family delivershigh density stacking with either 10GbE or 40GbE ports, manageable as asingle logical unit, as well as redundancy with power supplies, fans andfirmware images. Simplified management also includes a USB RapidDeployment feature to expedite network addressing at bootup, as well asstreamline firmware image installs across the entire stack. Flexiblemanagement options include an industry-standard CLI, remote managementusing the embedded web server, and support for SNMP-based managementapplications including Dell OpenManage™ Network Manager.