N1500 SPEC SHEET

DELL EMC POWERSWITCH

N1500 SERIES SWITCHES
Extending enterprise features to small and mid-sized businesses
The N1500 switch series offers a power-efficient Gigabit Ethernet Deploy with confidence at any scale
(GbE) network-access switching solution with integrated 10GbE N1500 series switches help create performance assurance with a
uplinks. With high-performance capabilities and wire-speed data rate up to 176Gbps (full duplex) and a forwarding rate up to
performance, utilizing a non-blocking architecture to easily handle 164Mpps. Scale easily by stacking with 10GbE ports. Switch stacks
unexpected traffic loads, the switches offer simple management and of up to 200 1GbE ports can be managed from a single screen
scalability via an 40Gbps (full-duplex) high availability stacking using the highly available stacking architecture for high-density
architecture that allows management of up to four switches aggregation with seamless redundant availability. N-Series switches
from a single IP address. An integrated 80PLUS-certified power help provide certainty with a lifetime warranty that covers software
supply and features such as Energy-Efficient Ethernet and short upgrades, hardware repair or replacement, and optics and cables
cable detection provide energy efficiency to help decrease power purchased with the switch.*
and cooling costs.
Hardware, performance and efficiency
Modernize campus network architectures
• Up to 48 line-rate GbE RJ-45 ports and four integrated 10GbE
Modernize campus network architectures with a power-efficient SFP+ ports.
and resilient 1/10GbE switching solution with Power over Ethernet
Plus (PoE+). Select N1500 models offer 24 or 48 ports of PoE+ to • Up to 48 ports of PoE+ with an optional external power supply.
deliver clean power to network devices such as wireless access • Up to 200 1GbE ports in a 4-unit stack for high-density,
points (APs), Voice-over-IP (VoIP) handsets, video conferencing high-availability in IDFs, MDFs and wiring closets.
systems and security cameras.
• Non-stop forwarding and fast failover in stack configurations.
Achieve high availability and full bandwidth utilization with Multi-
• Energy-Efficient Ethernet and lower power PHYs reduce power
chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG). N3000E series switches support
to inactive ports and idle links, providing energy savings from the
MLAG to create active/active loop-free redundancy without spanning
power cord to the port.
tree. Server rooms can deliver reliable server and storage connectivity
with features to help save time and avoid configuration errors. • Fresh Air compliance for operation in environments up to 113°F
N3000E supports VRF-lite, allowing it to be partitioned into multiple (45°C) helps reduce cooling costs in temperature-
virtual routers with isolated control and data planes on the same constrained deployments.
physical switch. Deploying, configuring and managing
Leverage familiar tools and practices • USB auto-configuration rapidly deploys the switch without
All N-Series switches include Dell EMC Networking OS6, designed setting up complex TFTP configurations or sending technical staff
for easier deployment, greater interoperability and a lower learning to remote offices.
curve for network administrators. OS6 common command line • Management via an intuitive and familiar CLI, embedded web
interface (CLI) and graphic user interface (GUI) using a well-known server (GUI), SNMP-based management console application
command language gets skilled network administrators productive (including Dell EMC OpenManage Network Manager), Telnet or
quickly. With USB auto-configuration, network administrators can serial connection.
rapidly deploy mirrored configurations to numerous devices by
• Private VLAN extensions and Private VLAN Edge support.
simply inserting a USB key.

*Select Networking products carry a Lifetime Limited Warranty with Basic Hardware Service (repair or replacement) for life. Repair
or replacement does not include troubleshooting, configuration, or other advanced service provided by Dell EMC ProSupport. For
details, visit https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/networkingwarranty/cp/networkingwarranty.
 Product Description
N1524: 24x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb auto-sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 40W PSU
N1524P: 24x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb PoE+ (up to 30.8w) auto-sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 600W
PSU (requires C15 plug)
N1500 series
N1548: 48x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb auto-sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 100W PSU
N1548P: 48x RJ45 10/100/1000Mb PoE+ (up to 30.8w) auto- sensing ports, 4x SFP+ ports, 1 integrated 600W
PSU (requires C15 plug)

C13 to NEMA 5-15, 3M

Power cords C13 to C14, 2M
C15 to NEMA 5-15, 2M (C15 for POE N-Series only)

RPS720 external power supply for N1500 non-POE (720 watts): N1524 and N1548 (sold separately)
Power supplies (optional)
MPS1000 external power supply for N1500 PoE+ switches (1000 watts): N1524P and N1548P (sold separately)

Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-T

Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-SX, 850nm wavelength, up to 550m reach
Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-LX, 1310nm wavelength, up to 10km reach
Optics (optional) Transceiver, SFP, 1000BASE-ZX, 1550nm wavelength, up to 80km reach
Transceiver, SFP+, 10GbE, SR, 850nm wavelength, up to 300m reach
Transceiver, SFP+, 10GbE, LR, 1310nm wavelength, up to 10km reach
Transceiver, SFP+, 10GbE, ER, 1550nm wavelength, up to 40km reach

Cables (optional) Dell Technologies Networking cable, SFP+ to SFP+, 10GbE, copper twinax direct

Technical specifications
Physical Performance 802.1Q VLAN Tagging, Double VLAN Tagging,
4 integrated front 10GbE SFP+ dedicated ports, MAC addresses: 16K GVRP
2 10GbE can be used as stacking ports Static routes: 256 (IPv4)/128 (IPv6) 802.1S Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP)
USB (Type A) port for configuration via USB flash Dynamic routes: 256 (IPv4) 802.1v Protocol-based VLANs
drive Switch fabric capacity: 128Gbps (N1524 and 802.1W Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP)
Auto-negotiation for speed and flow control N1524P) (full duplex); 176Gbps (N1548 and Dell RSTP-Per VLAN (compatible with Cisco’s
Auto MDI/MDIX, port mirroring N1548P) RPVST+)
Dell Spanning tree optional features: STP root
Flow-based port mirroring Forwarding rate: 128Mpps (86 Gbps) N1524 and guard, BPDU guard, BPDU filtering
Broadcast storm control N1524P 802.1X Network Access Control, Auto VLAN
Energy-Efficient Ethernet per port settings 164Mpps (110 Gbps) N1548 and N1548PLink 802.2 Logical Link Control
Redundant variable speed fans aggregation: 64 LAG groups, 144 dynamic 802.3 10BASE-T
Air flow: I/O to power supply ports per stack, 8 member ports per LAG 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-T)
Integrated power supply: 40W AC (N1524), Priority queues per port: 8 802.3ac Frame Extensions for VLAN Tagging
100W AC (N1548), 600W AC (N1524P, Line-rate Layer 2 switching: All (non-blocking) 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP
N1548P) Line-rate Layer 3 routing: All (non-blocking) 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X)
RJ45 console port with RS232 signaling (RJ-45 to Flash memory: 256MB 802.3at PoE+ (N1524P and N1548P)
female DB-9 connector cable included) Packet buffer memory: 1.5MB 802.3AX LAG Load Balancing
Dual firmware images on-board CPU memory: 1GB 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE)
Switching engine model: Store and forward RIP routing interfaces: 128 802.3u Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) on
Chassis Management Ports
VLAN routing interfaces: 128 802.3x Flow Control
Size (1RU, H x W x D): VLANs supported: 512 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X)
N1524 and N1548: 1.7 in x 17.3 in x 10.1 in Protocol-based VLANs: Supported ANSI LLDP-MED (TIA-1057)
(43.2 mm x 440.0 mm x 257.0 mm) ARP entries: 2,048 (IPv4)/512 (IPv6) MTU 9,216 bytes
N1524P and N1548P: 1.7 in x 17.3 in x 15.2 in NDP entries: 400
(43.2 mm x 440.0 mm x 387.0 mm) Access control lists (ACL): Supported RFC compliance and additional features
Approximate weight: 6.6lbs/3kg (N1524), MAC and IP-based ACLs: Supported
12.8lbs/5.8kg (N1524P), 8.8lbs/4kg (N1548), General Internet protocols
Time-controlled ACLs: Supported General Internet protocols are supported. For a
15.4lbs/7kg (N1548P) Max number of ACLs: 100
Rack mounting kit with 2 mounting brackets, bolts detailed list, please contact your Dell Technologies
Max ACL rules system-wide: 2,048 representative.
and cage nuts
Max rules per ACL: 1,023
Environmental General IPv4 protocols
Max ACL rules per interface (IPv4): 1,023
Power supply efficiency: 80% or better in all (ingress), 1,023 (egress) General IPv4 protocols are supported. For a
operating modes detailed list, please contact your Dell Technologies
Max ACL rules per interface (IPv6): 512 (ingress),
Max. thermal output (BTU/hr): 103.1 (N1524), 509 (egress) representative.
2972 (N1524P), 152.2 (N1548), Max VLAN interfaces with ACLs applied: 24
5824.3 (N1548P) General IPv6 protocols
Power consumption max (watts): 30.2 (N1524), General IPv6 protocols are supported. For a
IEEE compliance detailed list, please contact your Dell Technologies
871 (N1524P), 44.6 (N1548), 1704 (N1548P) 802.1AB LLDP
Operating temperature: 32° to 113°F (0° to 45°C) representative.
Dell Voice VLAN
Operating humidity: 95% Dell ISDP (inter-operates with devices running CDP) Layer 3 functionality
Storage temperature: –40° to 149°F 802.1D Bridging, Spanning Tree 1058 RIPv1
(–40° to 65°C) 802.1p Ethernet Priority (User Provisioning 2082 RIP-2 MD5 Auth
Storage relative humidity: 85% and Mapping) 1724 RIPv2 MIB Extension 2453
Dell Adjustable WRR and Strict Queue Scheduling RIPv2

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2932 IPv4 MIB control model Support for
4541 IGMP v1/v2/v3 3416 SNMPv2 802.3ad Dell
Snooping and Querier 3418 SNMP MIB Functionality Technologies
IEEE 802.1ag draft 8.1– 3577 RMON MIB Dell sflow version 1.3 Services
Connectivity Fault 3580 802.1X with draft 5
Management RADIUS Dell 802.1x Monitor Plan, deploy, manage and support
Quality of service 3737 Registry of Mode
your IT transformation with our
2474 DiffServ Field RMOM MIB Dell Custom Login
Dell Flow Based QoS Banners top-rated services
4086 Randomness
2475 DiffServ Architecture Requirements Dell Dynamic ARP
Services Mode 4113 UDP MIB Inspection Consulting
2597 Assured Fwd PHB 4251 SSHv2 Protocol Dell IP Address Dell Technologies Consulting
(IPv4/IPv6) 4252 SSHv2 Filtering Services provides industry
Dell L4 Trusted Mode Authentication Dell Tiered professionals with a wide range of
Dell Port Based QoS (TCP/UDP) 4253 SSHv2 Transport Authentication tools and the experience your need
Services Mode 4254 SSHv2 Dell RSPAN to design and execute plans to
Dell UDLD Connection Dell OpenFlow 1.3 transform your business.
Network management and Protocol Dell Python Scripting
security Dell Support Assist Deployment
4419 SSHv2 Transport
1155 SMIv1 2576 Coexistence Layer Protocol HiveManager NG Accelerate technology adoption
1157 SNMPv1 Between 4521 LDAP Extensions with ProDeploy Enterprise
1212 Concise MIB SNMPv1/v2/v3 Suite. Trust our experts to lead
4716 SECSH Public
Definitions 2578 SMIv2 Key File Format deployments through planning,
1213 MIB-II 2579 Textual 5246 TLS v1.2 configuration and complex
1215 SNMP Traps Conventions
for SMIv2
6101 SSL integrations.
1286 Bridge MIB Dell Enterprise MIB
1442 SMIv2 2580 Conformance
supporting routing Management
1451 Manager-to- Statements
features draft-ietf- Regain control of operations with
Manager MIB for SMIv2
hubmib-etherif- mib- flexible IT management options. Our
1492 TACACS+ 2613 RMON MIB v3-00.txt (Obsoletes
2618 RADIUS Residency Services help you adopt
1493 Managed Objects RFC 2665)
for Bridges MIB Authentication and optimize new technologies
MIB Regulatory, environment and other and our Managed Services allow
1573 Evolution of compliance
Interfaces 2620 RADIUS Accounting you to outsource portions of your
Safety and emissions environment to us.
1612 DNS Resolver MIB MIB Australia/New Zealand: ACMA RCM Class A
Extensions 2665 Ethernet-like
Interfaces MIB Canada: ICES Class A; cUL Support
1643 Ethernet-like MIB
2674 Extended Bridge China: CCC Class A; NAL Increase productivity and reduce
1757 RMON MIB
MIB Europe: CE Class A downtime with ProSupport
1867 HTML/2.0 Forms
2737 ENTITY MIB Japan: VCCI Class A Enterprise Suite. Expert support
with File Upload
2818 HTTP over TLS USA: FCC Class A; NRTL UL; FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and
Extensions backed by proactive and predictive
2819 RMON MIB 1040.11
1901 Community-based artificial intelligence tools.
SNMPv2 (groups 1, 2, 3, 9) Eurasia Customs Union: EAC
1907 SNMPv2 MIB 2863 Interfaces MIB Germany: GS mark
Education
1908 Coexistence 2865 RADIUS Product meets EMC and safety standards in many
countries inclusive of USA, Canada, EU, Japan, China. Dell Technologies Education
Between 2866 RADIUS
Accounting For more country-specific regulatory information Services help you develop the IT
SNMPv1/v2 skills required to lead and execute
2868 RADIUS Attributes and approvals, please see your Dell Technologies
2011 IP MIB transformational strategies. Get
for Tunnel Prot. representative.
2012 TCP MIB certified today.
2869 RADIUS RoHS
2013 UDP MIB
Extensions Product meets RoHS compliance standards in many
2068 HTTP/1.1 countries inclusive of USA, EU, China, and India. For
3410 Internet Standard
2096 IP Forwarding Table more country-specific RoHS compliance information,
Mgmt. Framework
MIB please see your Dell Technologies representative.
3411 SNMP
2233 Interfaces Group EU WEEE
Management
using SMIv2 EU Battery Directive
Framework
2246 TLS v1 REACH
3412 Message
2271 SNMP Framework Processing Energy
MIB and Dispatching Japan: JEL
2295 Transport Content 3413 SNMP
Certifications (available or coming soon)
Negotiation Applications Available with US Trade Agreements Act (TAA)
2296 Remote Variant
Selection
3414 User-based
security model
compliance. Learn more at
N-Series products have the necessary features to
support a PCI-compliant network topology.
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Dell EMC PowerSwitch N1500 Series Spec Sheet