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Cost-effective 10/100Base-T
Deploy Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3500 series switches for legacy, fully managed 10/100Base-T networking, ideal for small workgroups and remote branch offices.
Manage your network
Apply legacy management capabilities to well-established 10/100Base-T technology for small-environment networking.
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Deploy with confidence
Protect your managed 10/100Base-T network with powerful security features and support of open industry standards.
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Network management made easy
With a redesigned interface, new capabilities and support for the Dell family of network switches, OpenManage™ Network Manager can help make it easier than ever to manage your Dell network infrastructure.
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Apply legacy management capabilities to well-established 10/100Base-T technology for small-environment networking.
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Deploy with confidence
Protect your managed 10/100Base-T network with powerful security features and support of open industry standards.
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Network management made easy
With a redesigned interface, new capabilities and support for the Dell family of network switches, OpenManage™ Network Manager can help make it easier than ever to manage your Dell network infrastructure.
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Build the right-sized managed 10/100Base-T network
Choose from four models of PowerConnect 3500 switches, including two Power over Ethernet (PoE) versions, to help serve your specific needs.
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Protect your hardware investment
PowerConnect switches not only provide the quality, reliability and capability you expect from Dell, but also the peace of mind that guarantees Basic Hardware for life with a Lifetime Limited Warranty*.
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Choose from four models of PowerConnect 3500 switches, including two Power over Ethernet (PoE) versions, to help serve your specific needs.
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Protect your hardware investment
PowerConnect switches not only provide the quality, reliability and capability you expect from Dell, but also the peace of mind that guarantees Basic Hardware for life with a Lifetime Limited Warranty*.
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Global services and support
Dell Services can help reduce IT complexity, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including full data migration solutions to facilitate consolidation from multiple file systems. Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives, and uses established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership.
Dell Services can help reduce IT complexity, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including full data migration solutions to facilitate consolidation from multiple file systems. Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives, and uses established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership.
PowerConnect 3524
This switch offers 24 ports of legacy 10/100Base-T with robust security, resilient Ethernet stacking and enterprise-class management features for edge-of-network applications requiring speed, availability and management.
PowerConnect 3524P
This Power over Ethernet switch offers 24 ports of legacy 10/100Base-T with robust security, resilient Ethernet stacking and enterprise-class management features for edge-of-network applications requiring speed, availability and management.
PowerConnect 3548
This switch offers 48 ports of legacy 10/100Base-T with robust security, port density, resilient Ethernet stacking and enterprise-class management features for edge-of-network applications requiring speed, availability and management.
PowerConnect 3548P
This Power over Ethernet switch offers 48 ports of legacy 10/100Base-T with robust security, port density, resilient Ethernet stacking and enterprise-class management features for edge-of-network applications requiring speed, availability and management.
Legend: S — Standard, OA — Option Available, N — Not Available
| Port Attributes | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| 10/100BASE-T auto-sensing Fast Ethernet switching ports | 24 | 24 | 48 | 48 |
| Additional 2 Copper GbE ports PLUS 2 optional Fiber Gigabit via SFP transceivers | S | S | S | S |
| Integrated Copper GbE ports provide resilient stacking up to 8 units per stacking group | S | S | S | S |
| Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode and flow control | S | S | S | S |
| Auto MDI/MDIX | S | S | S | S |
| Port mirroring | S | S | S | S |
| Broadcast storm control | S | S | S | S |
| Performance | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Switch Fabric Capacity: | 12.8 Gb/s | 12.8 Gb/s | 17.6 Gb/s | 17.6 Gb/s |
| Forwarding Rate: | 9.5 Mpps | 9.5 Mpps | 13.1 Mpps | 13.1 Mpps |
| Mac Addresses: | Up to 8,000 | Up to 8,000 | Up to 8,000 | Up to 8,000 |
| Availability | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1D) and Rapid Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1w) with Fast Link support | S | S | S | S |
| Multiple Spanning Trees (IEEE 802.1s) | S | S | S | S |
| External redundant power supply with PowerConnect EPS-470 (sold separately) | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| External redundant power supply with PowerConnect RPS-600 (sold separately) | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Virtual Cable Tester provided by Marvell™ for providing cable diagnostics | S | S | S | S |
| Optical transceiver diagnostics | S | S | S | S |
| VLAN | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| VLAN support for tagging and port-based as per IEEE 802.1Q | S | S | S | S |
| Up to 256 VLANs supported | S | S | S | S |
| Dynamic VLAN with GVRP support | S | S | S | S |
| Voice VLAN & LLDP-MED | S | S | S | S |
| Protocol VLANs | S | S | S | S |
| Private VLAN Edge Support | S | S | S | S |
| Quality of Service | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Layer 2 Trusted Mode (IEEE 802.1p tagging) | S | S | S | S |
| Layer 3 Trusted Mode (DSCP) | S | S | S | S |
| 4 Priority Queues per Port | S | S | S | S |
| Multicast | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Static IP multicast | S | S | S | S |
| IGMP Snooping | S | S | S | S |
| Security | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| IEEE 802.1x based edge authentication | S | S | S | S |
| IP and MAC based Access Control Lists (ACLs) | S | S | S | S |
| Switch access password protection with advanced Password Management | S | S | S | S |
| User-definable settings for enabling or disabling Web, SSH, Telnet, SSL management access | S | S | S | S |
| Port-based MAC Address alert and lock-down | S | S | S | S |
| IP Address filtering for management access via Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH and SNMP | S | S | S | S |
| RADIUS and TACACS+ remote authentication for switch management access | S | S | S | S |
| SSLv3 and SSHv2 encryption for switch management traffic | S | S | S | S |
| Private VLAN Edge Support | S | S | S | S |
| DHCP Snooping | S | S | S | S |
| Other Switching | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Link Aggregation with support for up to 8 aggregated links per switch and up to 8 member ports per aggregated link (IEEE 802.3ad) | S | S | S | S |
| LACP support (IEEE 802.3ad) | S | S | S | S |
| Management | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Web-based management interface | S | S | S | S |
| Industry-standard CLI accessible via Telnet or local serial port | S | S | S | S |
| SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 supported | S | S | S | S |
| 4 RMON groups supported (history, statistics, alarms and events) | S | S | S | S |
| TFTP transfers of firmware and configuration files | S | S | S | S |
| Dual firmware images on-board | S | S | S | S |
| Multiple Configuration file upload/download supported | S | S | S | S |
| Statistics for error monitoring and performance optimization including port summary tables | S | S | S | S |
| BootP/DHCP IP address management supported | S | S | S | S |
| LLDP-MED Support | S | S | S | S |
| Syslog remote logging capabilities | S | S | S | S |
| Temperature sensors for environmental monitoring | S | S | S | S |
| Virtual Cable Tester by Marvell™ and fiber transceiver diagnostics for advanced troubleshooting | S | S | S | S |
| Chassis | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Dimensions (W x D x H): | 440 x 257 x 43.2 mm (17.3 x 10.12 x 1.7 in) | 440 x 387 x 43.2 mm (17.3 x 15.24 x 1.7 in) | 440 x 257 x 43.2 mm (17.3 x 10.12 x 1.7 in) | 440 x 387 x 43.2 mm (17.3 x 15.24 x 1.7 in) |
| Height: | 1U rack | 1U rack | 1U rack | 1U rack |
| Weight: | 11 lbs (5 kg) | 17.61 lbs (8 kg) | 11 lbs (5 kg) | 17.61 lbs (8 kg) |
| Environmental Operating Conditions | PowerConnect 3524 | PowerConnect 3524P | PowerConnect 3548 | PowerConnect 3548P |
| Operating Temperature: | 0º C to 45º C (32º F to 113º F) | 0º C to 45º C (32º F to 113º F) | 0º C to 45º C (32º F to 113º F) | 0º C to 45º C (32º F to 113º F) |
| Storage Temperature: | -20º C to 70º C (-4º F to 158º F) | -20º C to 70º C (-4º F to 158º F) | -20º C to 70º C (-4º F to 158º F) | -20º C to 70º C (-4º F to 158º F) |
| Operating Relative Humidity: | 10% to 90% noncondensing | 10% to 90% noncondensing | 10% to 90% noncondensing | 10% to 90% noncondensing |
| Storage Relative Humidity: | 10% to 95% noncondensing | 10% to 95% noncondensing | 10% to 95% noncondensing | 10% to 95% noncondensing |
| Power Supply: | 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz voltage | 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz voltage | 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz voltage | 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz voltage |
Regulatory Information:
Product Safety, EMC and Environmental Datasheets
Dell Regulatory Compliance Home Page
Dell and the Environment
Standards Supported
IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree, GARP and GVRP
IEEE 802.1p Traffic Prioritization
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Trunking
IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
IEEE 802.1x Edge Authentication (RADIUS/user-based)
IEEE 802.2 LLC
IEEE 802.3 10 Mbps Ethernet
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-T Ethernet
IEEE 802.3z 1000 Mbps Ethernet
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T
IEEE 802.3ac Frame extension for VLAN tags
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol
IEEE 802.1v VLAN Classification by Protocol & Port
IEEE 802.i 10Base-T
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MIB Support
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