System Description - Dell PowerConnect 3324 User Manual

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Overview
Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3324/3348 User's Guide
System Description
PowerConnect 3324/3348 Stacking Overview
PowerConnect User Guide Overview
PowerConnect 3324/3348 CLI Documentation

System Description

The Dell™ PowerConnect™ 3324 and 3348 devices are standalone and stackable advanced Layer 2 switches. PowerConnect 3324 and PowerConnect 3348
also function as stand-alone Layer 2 switching systems. PowerConnect 3324/3348 devices are managed either using In-Band Management (via the network
station remotely) or via the console.
PowerConnect 3324
When operating as a stack member, each PowerConnect 3324 unit provides 24 10 BaseT/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet ports, one Gigabit Ethernet Combo port
(10/100/1000 BaseT or Mini GBIC connector), and one Giga Ethernet stacking port.
PowerConnect 3348
When operating as a stack member, each PowerConnect 3348 unit provides 48 10 BaseT/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet ports, one Gigabit Ethernet Combo port
(10/100/1000 BaseT or Mini GBIC connector), and one Giga Ethernet stacking port.
When operating as a stand-alone unit, the PowerConnect 3324/3348 stacking ports can be used as Giga Ethernet ports.
PowerConnect 3324/3348 Stacking Overview
PowerConnect 3324/3348 stacking provides multiple device management through a single point as if all stack members are a single unit. All members are
accessed through a single IP address for SNMP management and a console/telnet session through which the entire stack is managed.
PowerConnect 3324/3348 supports stacking up to six units per stack or scale up to 192 FE and six Gigabit Ethernet ports. PowerConnect 3324/3348 can also
operate as standalone units.
During the stacking setup, one device is selected by the network administrator as the stack master, while all other devices are selected as stack members and
assigned a unique Unit ID.
PowerConnect 3324/3348 stacks provide across-the-stack Layer 2 functionality including:
Switching
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