Dell PowerConnect 5524

Dell PowerConnect 5524. Network switch.

Interesting fact: the 5500 series uses two HDMI connectors as the stacking connectors (10 Gbps).

Specifications

• managed
• stackable
• Layer 3
• 24 x 10/100/1000 ports
• 2 x 10 Gbps SFP+ ports
• 1 x USB port
• Authentication: RADIUS, TACACS+
• performance - Switching capacity: 128 Gbps
• performance - Forwarding performance: 65.47 Mpps
• Remote Management Protocol: SNMP 1, RMON, Telnet, SNMP 2c, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, SSH, SSH-2, CLI

Management

Initial setup has to be done through console access.

Console access

Console access via RJ45 connector on front. Requires console cable. It looks like a Cisco console cable (DE9 - RJ45) will work.

2022-08-16 

console access - using a Cisco console cable works, at 9600 baud. Tingo (diskusjon) 16. aug. 2022 kl. 18:58 (CEST)

OpenManage (web gui)

After initial setup, the web gui (OpenManage) can be used to configure and manage the switch.

Documentation

• PowerConnect 5500 Series Getting Started Guide
• PowerConnect 5500 Series User Guide
• PowerConnect 5500 Series Command Line Interface Guide
• PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes
• Dell PowerConnect 5524 Command Line Interface Reference Guide

History

2022-08-16 

the firmware and other versions are

console# show ver

       Unit             SW version         Boot version         HW version      
------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 
         1               4.0.1.11            1.0.0.12            00.00.02       

Tingo (diskusjon) 16. aug. 2022 kl. 19:41 (CEST)

2022-08-12 

a Bitraf member graciously donated a Dell PowerConnect 5524 and two other gigabit switches. Tingo (diskusjon) 15. aug. 2022 kl. 19:35 (CEST)