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Dell™ PowerConnect™ 5524/5548/5524P/5548P
PowerConnect 5524/5548/5524P/5548P
Release Notes
Date: May 2012
System Firmware Version 4.1.0.1
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Table of Contents In tr o d u c tio n 1 GLOBAL SUPPORT 1 Firmware Specifications 1 Functionality change in this phase 2 Egress Classification (ACL) ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Auto-Create VLAN ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 802.1x VLAN name support ..........
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System Firmware Version 4.1.0.1 Subject to Change Without Notice ii
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PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Introduction This document provides specific information for the Dell PowerConnect 5524/5548/5524P/5548P Switch systems, firmware version 4.1.0.1 (which is a maintenance release). It is recommended that this release note be thoroughly reviewed prior to installing or upgrading this product. GLOBAL SUPPORT For information regarding the latest available firmware, recent release revisions or if requiring additional assistance, please visit http://s
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PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Functionality change in this phase The following functionality were added in this release Summary Description The ability to classify traffic also on the Egress port and Egress Classification not only on the Ingress port. (ACL) 1. VLAN can be created in configuration context (no need to enter VLAN database context) 2. No Error message when creating already created VLAN Auto-Create VLAN 3. When entering Non-existing VLAN context (interfa
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PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes When EEE is disabled – Switch does Link issues between PC5548 and e6320 not advertise EEE capability. (Dell) laptop (EEE interoperability on Intel Link cannot be established When EEE is enabled – user can NIC) determine if to work in Auto- Negotiation slave mode to overcome the problem 1. Whenever port is in general mode and bind to VLAN, an error message is present when trying to remove the port from the 1. Removed the error message VLA
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PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes Show clock in the device PC55xx - show clock detail output Fixed the code to match the User showed Summer time range different to user manual Guide in dates instead of words When using the SNMP Incorrect OID returned on SNMPGetNext GetNext on Fixed the problem 55xx 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.1.1.9999 the incorrect OID is returned ifType for Post-Channels is PC55xx - SNMP ifType value of 6 for port- Updated the MIB information to the same as fo
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PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes User cannot set TE port PC55xx - unable to set speed 1000 via speed to 100 via EWS. This WEB GUI fixed web GUI on ten gigabit interfaces can be done only VIA CLI every once in a while port flapping would occur, in some cases when a large number of POE edge PC55xxP – Power to PDs lost every once equipment is connected to Fixed the problem in a while device, and in addition there are some non-POE equipment connected as well Known R
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PowerConnect 5500 Series Release Notes In User Guide for PC55xx there is a list of protocols that can be used during ACL configuration. On that list RDP is described as: RDP — Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Enables a clients to communicate with the Terminal Server over the network PC55xx - Incorrect If you are in switch CLI and under IP ACL configuration documentation in User Guide this is what is listed for RDP: relation to RDP and ACL RDP - Reliable Data Protocol Therefo
