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Legend: S — Standard, OA — Option Available, N — Not Available
Port Attributes | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Port Attributes | 24 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing Gigabit Ethernet switching ports | 24 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing Gigabit Ethernet switching ports |
2 integrated fiber 10GbE/1GbE SFP+ Ports | S | S |
2 integrated stacking ports (HDMI) — 10 Gb per port, full duplex, 40 Gb total per switch | S | S |
USB Port for autoconfiguration and file import/export locally | S | S |
Auto-negotiation for speed, duplex mode and flow control | S | S |
Auto MDI/MDIX | S | S |
Port mirroring | S | S |
Broadcast storm control | S | S |
Energy-efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) per port settings | S | S |
Port profile support | S | S |
Power over Ethernet (PoE) | No | Yes |
PoE Watts per port |
| Up to 15.4 watts x 24 ports |
Performance | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Switch fabric capacity: | 128.0 Gbps | 128.0 Gbps |
Forwarding rate: | 65.47 Mpps | 65.47 Mpps |
MAC addresses: | Up to 16,000 | Up to 16,000 |
Availability | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Spanning Tree [STP] (IEEE 802.1D) | S | S |
Multiple Spanning Trees [MSTP] (IEEE 802.1s) | S | S |
Rapid Spanning Tree [RSTP] (IEEE 802.1w) with Fast Link Support | S | S |
Dual firmware image support | S | S |
External redundant power support with Dell Networking RPS-720 (sold separately) | Yes | No |
Optional redundant PoE power support with Dell Networking MPS-600 (sold separately) | No | Yes |
Virtual cable tester for providing cable diagnostics | S | S |
Switch auditing support | S | S |
Layer 3 Routing | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Static routes | Up to 64 | Up to 64 |
VLAN | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
VLAN support for tagging and port-based as per IEEE 802.1Q; protocol-based VLANs | S | S |
Up to 4,000 VLANs supported | S | S |
Dynamic VLANs with GVRP support | S | S |
Voice VLAN | S | S |
Guest VLAN | S | S |
Protocol-based VLANs | S | S |
Quality of Service | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Layer 2 Trusted Mode (IEEE 802.1p tagging) | S | S |
Layer 3 Trusted Mode (DSCP) | S | S |
8 priority queues per port | S | S |
Adjustable weighted round robin (WRR) and strict queue scheduling | S | S |
Multicast | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Dynamic multicast support — up to 256 multicast groups supported in IGMP snooping or static multicast | S | S |
IGMP v1/v2/v3 snooping | S | S |
IGMP querier | S | S |
Static IP multicast | S | S |
Security | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Up to 3,000 total entries for ACLs and ACEs | S | S |
MAC and IP-based ACLs | S | S |
Time-controlled ACLs | S | S |
ACL logging | S | S |
Switch access password protection | S | S |
Strong password support | S | S |
User-definable settings for enabling or disabling web, SSH, Telnet, SSL management access | S | S |
Port-based MAC address alert and lock-down | S | S |
IP address filtering for management access via Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS/SSL, SSH, and SNMP | S | S |
RADIUS and TACACS+ remote authentication for switch management access | S | S |
SSLv3 an SSHv2 encryption for switch management traffic | S | S |
Management access filtering via management access profiles | S | S |
IEEE 802.1x based edge authentication, 802.1x monitor mode (logging without enforcement) | S | S |
802.1x monitor mode to aid in .1x troubleshooting | S | S |
Dynamic ARP inspection | S | S |
Other Switching | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Link aggregation with support for up to 32 aggregated links per switch and up to 8 member ports per aggregated link (IEEE 802.3ad) | S | S |
LACP support (IEEE 802.3ad) | S | S |
Supports jumbo frames up to 9,000 bytes | S | S |
DHCP server support | S | S |
DHCP snooping | S | S |
DHCP relay | S | S |
IPv6 support | S | S |
IPv4 only mode — maximizes tables for IPv4 networks | S | S |
Management | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Robust web-based GUI management interface | S | S |
Familiar and Intuitive CLI accessible via Telnet, SSH or local serial port | S | S |
sFlow | S | S |
Management IP address conflict notification | S | S |
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 supported | S | S |
4 RMON groups supported (history, statistics, alarms and events) | S | S |
HTTP and TFTP transfers of firmware and configuration files | S | S |
Dual firmware images on-board | S | S |
Multiple configuration file upload/download supported | S | S |
Statistics for error monitoring and performance optimization including port summary tables | S | S |
BOOTP/DHCP IP address management supported | S | S |
SNTP support | S | S |
LLDP-MED support | S | S |
Syslog remote logging capabilities | S | S |
Chassis | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Dimensions (W x D x H): | 440 x 255 x 43.2 mm | 440 x 255 x 43.2 mm |
Height: | 1U rack | 1U rack |
Weight: | 7.35 lb (3.33 kg) | 7.35 lb (3.33 kg) |
Hardware | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
CPU SDRAM | 256 Mb | 256 Mb |
Flash memory | 16Mb | 16Mb |
Packet buffer memory | 12 Mb | 12 Mb |
Environmental Operating Conditions | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Operating temperature: | 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF) | 0ºC to 40ºC (32°F to 104ºF) |
Storage temperature: | –20ºC to 70ºC (–4ºF to 158ºF) | –20ºC to 70ºC (–4ºF to 158ºF) |
Operating relative humidity: | 10% to 90% noncondensing | 10% to 90% noncondensing |
Power supply: | 100–240VAC, 50–60Hz voltage | 100–240VAC, 47–63Hz voltage |
Peripheral Products (sold separately) | Dell Networking 5524 | Dell Networking 5524P |
Dell SFP transceivers (SX, LX, Copper 1 Gb) | OA | OA |
Dell SFP+ transceivers (SR, LR, LRM, twinax) | OA | OA |
Accelerate your network
Connect up to 10 times faster than 10/100 network speeds with Dell Networking 5500 Series Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switches.
• Support high-speed GbE connections for users, peripherals, file servers, storage arrays and power over Ethernet (PoE)* devices.
• Help ensure high throughput with 1 Gbps bandwidth and dual 10 Gbps fiber uplinks (SFP+).
• Help get the most out of your server performance and match your network interface card (NIC) speeds for fast access to local network data.
Seamlessly scale as needed
Meet the needs of your expanding network, whatever be the size of your organization.
• Easily scale your capacity with up to eight switches and 400 ports in a stack.
• Expand while keeping administration simple — manage all of the Dell Networking 5500 Series switches in your stack as a single unit.
• Help ensure network redundancy and resiliency with an expandable Layer 2 switching solution.
Quickly deploy, configure and move on
Simplify your switch deployment and help reduce configuration time to help improve administration productivity.
• Configure up to eight switches in a stack simply by plugging in a USB drive loaded with configuration files.
• Reduce the time and effort to configure and deploy switches with one-touch configuration.
• Help lower deployment costs and save time with automatic switch and IP configuration using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or a local USB connection.
Support VoIP communication
Bring IP telephony to your network with switches optimized for voice over IP (VoIP) data.
• Simplify deployment of VoIP devices with automatic device identification.
• Help reduce resource contention and ensure that VoIP traffic is prioritized through voice virtual LAN (VLAN) functionality.
• Ease control of VoIP devices by using Link Layer Discovery Protocol for Media Endpoint Devices (LLDP-MED) to create a VoIP network policy.
Manage, secure and conserve
Provide enterprise-level management and security while helping to reduce your energy consumption.
• Efficiently manage your network using a familiar and intuitive command-line interface (CLI) or a web-based graphical user interface (GUI).
• Secure your network’s edge with automation and use a robust feature set including authentication, encryption, alerting and more.
• Help lower your energy costs with Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE 802.3az), which can reduce per-port consumption.
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Gain peace of mind from Dell Networking switches that not only provide the quality, reliability and capability you expect from Dell, but also guaranteed hardware for life — a true Lifetime Warranty*. For more details see www.dell.com/LifetimeWarranty
Global services and support
Dell Services can help reduce IT complexity, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including full data migration solutions to facilitate consolidation from multiple file systems. Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives, and uses established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership.
Dell Networking 5524 Deploy high-speed, scalable and efficient Gigabit switching with Dell Networking 5224. It includes 24 wire-speed GbE ports and has a stackable design that can easily scale to help meet your growing demands. | |
Dell Networking 5524P Add Gigabit switching and power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities to your network with the Dell Networking 5224P. With 24 wire-speed GbE ports and a stackable design, the 5224P helps to ensure easy scalability. |
Network assessments offer a holistic view of your multivendor environment and a reference point for how your infrastructure is performing. Our experts can pinpoint and expose issues in your network using specialized software and diagnostic tools. These unbiased and insightful analytics are aggregated into comprehensive reports that can include recommendations on how to improve performance, optimize devices and remediate problems.
Network Topology Assessment
Is your network complex and coiled? Dell can perform a detailed audit and inventory of all multivendor devices in the network to provide visibility and identify configuration issues.
Network Optimization Assessment
Many networks are a multivendor patchwork of devices not running at their optimal state. We can analyze devices from all leading vendors and make recommendations to optimize the entire multivendor design, fine-tune devices and maximize performance of the holistic environment.
Application Performance Assessment
When business applications and databases begin to show signs of latency or completely shut down, we can conduct a comprehensive analysis to uncover performance issues, isolate problems and accelerate troubleshooting of the enterprise infrastructure and software applications.
VoIP Assessment
Moving to a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solution requires the right network infrastructure to support real-time voice protocols. Simulated load testing, analysis and review can identify the next steps to building a VoIP platform or fixing issues of an existing one.
Network Security Assessment
Safeguard your network from constant attack. Let our experts examine and uncover potential vulnerabilities and provide a comprehensive security design assessment.
Wireless Site Survey
Great wireless connectivity starts with a detailed site survey. Dell can analyze existing infrastructure, identify RF interference and recommend the best design and optimal placement of new devices.
ProDeploy Plus Expert planning and execution seamlessly weaves Dell’s open systems architecture with existing network infrastructure from Cisco, HP, Juniper and others. Choose ProDeploy Plus, the most complete deployment offer on the market for complex environments. | ||
ProDeploy Setting up network protocols, and policies can be tricky. Dell certified network engineers can configure and optimize your new hardware remotely or on-site and get new technology up and running fast . | ||
Basic Deployment Mounting and cabling of wired and wireless devices can be tedious and time-consuming. Get worry-free hardware installations with experienced Dell technicians who do deployments every day . |
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Networking Workshop Get professional insight with a half-day collaborative whiteboard session to discuss potential improvements. | ||
Time-Based Consulting For those times when you need a little extra technical guidance, certified experts are available to discuss system design or help resolve complex issues that can be billed by the day, week or by the phone call. Time-based consulting is as flexible as you are. |
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