Affordable, Managed Fast Ethernet PoE Switching with Flexible Uplink The 3Com® OfficeConnect® Managed Fast Ethernet PoE Switch is a 9-port Fast Ethernet Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch that offers enterprise-class switching for business of all sizes, as well as remote branch offices. * Managed Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Ethernet switch * Eight 10/100 ports and 1 Gigabit SFP port, dual-purposed with 1 of the 10/100/1000 ports (configurable as RJ45 or SFP); front-panel console port for CLI management * Auto-voice VLAN automatically assigns Voice over IP (VoIP) traffic to a voice-dedicated VLAN, optimizing this delay-sensitive traffic * No need to configure the switch if default settings are acceptable * If more control desired, the switch interface allows even novice users to quickly and confidently configure the switch * VLANs segment the network by grouping users based on their data or traffic requirements, making the best use of available bandwidth * With LACP link aggregation, automatically group ports together to form an ultra-high-bandwidth trunked connection to the network backbone and help prevent traffic bottlenecks * IEEE 802.1X network access control provides standards-based security combined with local authentication * MAC- and IP-based ACLs enable network traffic filtering and enhance network control * Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) support improves network compatibility, scalability and availability * Jumbo Frame support for reduced network load * IGMP snooping and multicast filtering optimizes network performance * Switch can be managed with SNMP-compatible software like 3Com Network Supervisor and Network Director