
GS3700/XGS3700 Series User’s Guide 21
CHAPTER 1
Getting to Know Your Switch
This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the Switch.
1.1 Introduction
Your Switch is a stackable, layer 2+, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switch with two power slots for hot-
swappable RPS300 or RPS600-HP power modules. The Switch provides four SFP or SFP+ slots for
uplink or stacking. It can operate together with other stackable switches and allows you to remotely
manage them from one switch using one single IP address. By integrating router functions, the
Switch performs wire-speed layer-3 routing in addition to layer-2 switching.
This User’s Guide covers the following models: GS3700-24, GS3700-24HP, GS3700-48, GS3700-
48HP, XGS3700-24, XGS3700-24HP, XGS3700-48, and XGS3700-48HP.
With its built-in web configurator, managing and configuring the Switch is easy. In addition, the
Switch can also be managed via Telnet, any terminal emulator program on the console port, or
third-party SNMP management.
See the datasheet for a full list of software features available on the Switch.
1.1.1 Bridging Example
In this example the Switch connects different company departments (RD and Sales) to the
corporate backbone. It can alleviate bandwidth contention and eliminate server and network
bottlenecks. All users that need high bandwidth can connect to high-speed department servers via
Table 1 Switch Comparison Table
PORT/SWITCH DETAILS
GS3700-
24
GS3700-
24HP
GS3700-
48
GS3700-
48HP
XGS3700
-24
XGS3700
-24HP
XGS3700
-48
XGS3700
-48HP
24 10/100/1000Base-T
Ethernet ports
48 10/100/1000Base-T
Ethernet ports
4 1GbE SFP slots
4 10GbE SFP+ slots
Supports IEEE 802.3af and
IEEE 802.3at PoE standards
Supports IEEE 802.3az EEE
Energy Efficient Ethernet
(EEE)
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