For many of those devices to be wireless phones, handhelds or video cameras, and for the whole thing to run voice, image and data equally well, at Gigabit speeds, suggests network technology available only to the richest enterprise.

And so it was. Until now.

3Com’s new baby may have a long name - 3Com Unified Gigabit Wireless PoE Switch 24 - but it can be set up in a few clicks and is only a tenth of the cost that some other manufacturers’ Unified Switches have commanded up to now.

The world’s first truly integrated, cost-effective unified switch, this feature-packed device offers small and medium-sized businesses a new generation of network performance and economy.

Putting LAN switching and a wireless controller together, enables simple, centralised management. Set-up – whether it’s for wired or wireless - takes precisely 5 clicks.

With its VLAN voice technology built in, both wired and wireless voice services can be run, providing even greater office mobility and supporting the move to economical, integrated IP telephony.

Adding Power over Ethernet on all ports ensures you can power the VoIP phones, and roll out wireless access points easily, as well as driving RF security devices, video security cameras etc., on the network. And this remarkable ‘network in a box’ delivers full wirespeed Gigabit performance on all ports at once.

Such a power-packed device must be expensive, you would think — but this efficient switch is priced within reach of virtually any business that’s looking to build or upgrade their office network. With all the networking technology you’ll need in the future already built in, it’s a real investment protector.

Very few other manufacturers have even attempted to put this level of next-generation capability and ease-of-use into a single device — and none have done so within the price range of the average cost-conscious business.

3Com’s ability to build Gigabit switching, routing, advanced security, VoIP, PoE and wireless management on open standard platforms is well-known. Now they are making the ‘one-box’ network a reality.

Find out more about the 3Com Unified Switch today — and it could be the last networking decision you have to make for a while.

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