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If you want to properly configure and manage it, however, you need to attach a PC via the local console port and update a couple of settings, such as the IP address for telnet and/or Web-based access and to choose whether or not to use SNMP. Adding 199 (exc VAT) to the price, this can also be rack-mounted and plugs into a connector on the back of the switch - cunningly hidden behind a screw-on cover - to both share power delivery and provide a backup for the 3424p's built-in power supply.Ĭonnect it all up, turn the Dell switch on and it starts working straight away with full support for PoE on all 24 of the UTP ports. These uplinks can also be used to connect switches together to form a fault tolerant stack of up to six using either UTP or fibre cables.ĭell actually sent us a couple of boxes: the 3424P switch we were expecting and a second, much smaller, device which turned out to be a backup power unit, known as an RPS-470. That means 24 auto-sensing UTP ports for LAN devices plus a couple of Gigabit uplinks. The format is nothing to write home about with the 3424p housed in the usual !U rackable casing (brackets supplied) with all of the connectors on the front panel. Part of Dell's PowerConnect family of Ethernet switches, the 3424p is an affordable yet well-configured 24-port device with an impressive list of features including top notch Power over Ethernet support, bandwidth management and stacking capabilities.

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