3Com 3C16490 Datasheet

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• Cost-optimized “smart” Power

over Ethernet (PoE) switch

• 24 10/100 ports with 2 dual-

purpose Gigabit ports 

• Web-based configuration for ease-

of-use in set up and installation

• Wire-speed, non-blocking

performance in a 1-RU form factor

3Com

®

Baseline Switch 2226-PWR Plus 

Key Benefits

Overview

The “smart” 3Com

®

Baseline Switch 2226-

PWR Plus is the latest member in the

family of premium value Baseline Plus

switches that deliver enterprise-class solu-

tions, customized and priced for small and

mid-sized organizations. With full IEEE

802.3af-compliant Power over Ethernet

(PoE) support on all ports, customers can

power 3Com NBX

®

or other IEEE-

compliant IP phones, wireless LAN access

points, and Network Jack products

directly from the switch. This convenience

lowers the total cost of ownership since

there is no need to run additional wiring

to power these devices. 

The 3Com Baseline Switch 2226-PWR Plus

provides twenty-four 10/100 ports and

two dual-purpose Gigabit ports to connect

to high-performance computers, high-

demand servers, or core network

backbones, either using the built-in

copper Gigabit uplink ports or the SFP-

based slots for Gigabit fiber connections.

With a low entry cost, the 3Com Baseline

Switch 2226-PWR Plus offers advanced

administration through a user-friendly

browser interface so that even network

novices can easily configure and admin-

ister the network. Extensive QoS and

VLAN support allows greater scalability

and support for business-critical applica-

tions such as customer relation

management (CRM), supply chain manage-

ment (SCM), video conferencing, and Voice

over IP (VoIP). Ports can be trunked, or

aggregated, to create an ultra-high band-

width pipe to the network core. 

Ethernet Switching

The 3Com Baseline Switch 2226-PWR Plus

is a non-blocking Layer 2 switch—all ports

switch at wire speed—which helps to

eliminate network traffic bottlenecks.

Once more, Link aggregation via

IEEE802.3ad allows administrators to

group any number of copper or fiber ports

together to form an ultra-high bandwidth

pipe that greatly expands bandwidth

capacity to the network backbone. The

switch also supports Port, MAC address,

and 802.1p QoS traffic prioritization, and

VLANs, which segment the network by

grouping users based on data or traffic

exchange requirements. These switching

features ensure optimal use of available

bandwidth as traffic flow is directed

according to the needs of the business. 

Convergence 

The 3Com Baseline Switch 2226-PWR Plus

supports Power over Ethernet (IEEE

802.3af) on all 10/100 ports and provides

up to 15.4W of power per port over the

normally unused pairs in Category 5

Ethernet cable. This makes an extremely

cost-effectivesolution when deploying

VoIP phones, remote security IP cameras,

and wireless access points.

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