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Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-POE

48-Port 1GbE Secure Access Switch with PoE

48x GE RJ45 and 4x 10GE SFP+ ports Note: SFP+ ports are compatible with 1 GE SFP. 176 Gbps switching capacity, 262 Mpps forwarding rate, link aggregation group size 8.

1GbE

Primary Port Type

Number of Ports

4x 10GE SFP+

Uplink Capability

262 Mpps

Packets Per Second

176 Gbps

Switching Capacity

Link Aggregation Group Size

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Overview

Security, Performance, and Manageability

The FortiSwitch™ Secure Access Family delivers outstanding security, performance, and manageability. Secure, simple, and scalable, FortiSwitch is the right choice for threatconscious businesses of all sizes.

Security Fabric Integration through FortiLink

FortiLink is an innovative proprietary management protocol that allows our FortiGate Next Generation Firewall to seamlessly manage any FortiSwitch. FortiLink enables the FortiSwitch to become a logical extension of the FortiGate, integrating it directly into the Fortinet Security Fabric. This management option reduces complexity and decreases management costs as network security and access layer functions are enabled and managed through a single console. FortiLink integration enables centralized policy management, including role-based access and control, making it easy to implement and manage. This control and manageability make FortiSwitch ideal for SD-Branch deployments.

Highlights

Designed for installations from desktops to wiring closets
Ideal for SD-Branch deployments
Optimal for converged network environments; enabling voice, data, and wireless traffic to be delivered across a single network
Centralized security and access management from FortiGate interface
Supports non-FortiLink deployments through onboard GUI, API, or command line configuration
Up to 48 ports in a compact 1 RU form factor
Stackable up to 300 switches per FortiGate depending on model
Supports Wire-speed switching and Store and Forward forwarding mode

Deployment

FortiLink

FortiGate managed
Security Fabric enabled
Most common deployment model

Standalone

Industry standard deployment model
Common in non-FortiGate environments

Cloud Management for both deployment options available through FortiCloud

Software Features

FORTISWITCH

Layer 2

Jumbo Frames

Auto-negotiation for Port Speed and Duplex

MDI/MDIX Auto-crossover

IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridging/STP

IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)

STP Root Guard

STP BPDU Guard

Edge Port / Port Fast

IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging

Private VLAN

IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation with LACP

Unicast/Multicast traffic balance over trunking port (dst-ip, dst-mac, src-dst-ip, src-dst-mac, src-ip, src-mac)

IEEE 802.1AX Link Aggregation

Spanning Tree Instances (MSTP/CST)

IEEE 802.3x Flow Control and Back-pressure

IEEE 802.3 10Base-T

IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX

IEEE 802.3z 1000Base-SX/LX

IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T

IEEE 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet

IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet

IEEE 802.3bz Multi Gigabit Ethernet

IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications

Storm Control

MAC, IP, Ethertype-based VLANs

Virtual-Wire

Split Port (QSFP+ breakout to 4x10G SFP+ or 4x1G SFP)

Time-Domain Reflectcometry (TDR) Support

LAG min/max bundle

Rapid PVST interoperation

Ingress Pause Metering

Loop Guard

Per-port storm control

Priority-based Flow Control (802.1Qbb)

IEEE 802.1ad QinQ

VLAN Mapping

IEEE 802.3ba, 802.3bj, and 802.3bm 40 and 100 Gigabit Ethernet

Auto topology

Services

IGMP proxy / querier

MLD Snooping

MLD proxy / querier

IGMP Snooping

Layer 3

Static Routing (Hardware-based)

Dynamic Routing Protocols: OSPFv2, RIPv2, VRRP, BGP, ISIS *

Multicast Protocols: PIM-SSM *

ECMP

Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

DHCP Relay

IP conflict detection and notification

DHCP server

Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding - uRPF

IPv6 route filtering

Filtering routemaps based on routing protocol

Security and Visibility

Port Mirroring

Admin Authentication Via RFC 2865 RADIUS

IEEE 802.1X Authentication Port-based

IEEE 802.1X Authentication MAC-based

IEEE 802.1X Guest and Fallback VLAN

IEEE 802.1X MAC Access Bypass (MAB)

IEEE 802.1X Dynamic VLAN Assignment

Radius CoA (Change of Authority)

Radius Accounting

MAC-IP Binding

sFlow

ACL

IEEE 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

IEEE 802.1ab LLDP-MED

IEEE 802.1ae MAC Security (MAC Sec)

DHCP-Snooping

Dynamic ARP Inspection

Sticky MAC and MAC Limit

IEEE 802.1X open auth

IEEE 802.1X EAP pass-through

Flow Export (NetFlow and IPFIX)

ACL Multistage

ACL Multiple Ingress

ACL Schedule

IP source guard

IPv6 RA Guard

LLDP-MED ELIN support

Per-port and per-VLAN MAC learning limit

Assign VLANs via Radius attributes (RFC 4675)

High Availability

Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MCLAG)

Quality of Service

IEEE 802.1p Based Priority Queuing

IP TOS/DSCP Based Priority Queuing

IEEE 1588 PTP (Transparent Clock)

Explicit Congestion Notification

Egress priority tagging

Percentage Rate Control

Management

IPv4 and IPv6 Management

Telnet / SSH

HTTP / HTTPS

SNMP v1/v2c/v3

SNTP

Standard CLI and Web GUI Interface

Software download/upload: TFTP/FTP/GUI

Managed from FortiGate

Support for HTTP REST APIs for Configuration and Monitoring

Dual Firmware Support

RMON Group 1

Packet Capture

SPAN, RSPAN, and ERSPAN

Link Monitor

POE Control Modes

System Temperature and Alert

Syslog UDP/TCP

Provide warning if L2 table is getting full

Display Average Bandwidth and Allow Sorting on Physical Port / Interface Traffic

System alias command

SNMP v3 traps

* Requires ‘Advanced Features’ License.

Specifications

Technical Specifications

Hardware Specifications 7

	FORTISWITCH 448E	FORTISWITCH 448E-POE	FORTISWITCH 448E-FPOE
Total Network Interfaces	48x GE RJ45 and 4x 10GE SFP+ ports Note: SFP+ ports are compatible with 1 GE SFP	48x GE RJ45 and 4x 10GE SFP+ ports Note: SFP+ ports are compatible with 1 GE SFP	48x GE RJ45 and 4x 1
Dedicated Management 10/100 Port	1	1	1
RJ-45 Serial Console Port	1	1	1
Form Factor	1 RU Rack Mount	1 RU Rack Mount	1 RU Rack Mount
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Ports	u2014	48 (802.3af/at)	48 (802.3af/at)
PoE Power Budget	u2014	421 W	772 W
Mean Time Between Failures	> 10 years	> 10 years	> 10 years

System Specifications 14

	FORTISWITCH 448E	FORTISWITCH 448E-POE	FORTISWITCH 448E-FPOE
Switching Capacity (Duplex)	176 Gbps	176 Gbps	176 Gbps
Packets Per Second (Duplex)	262 Mpps	262 Mpps	262 Mpps
MAC Address Storage	32 K	32 K	32 K
Network Latency	<1u03bcs	<1u03bcs	<1u03bcs
VLANs Supported	4 K	4 K	4 K
Link Aggregation Group Size	8	8	8
Total Link Aggregation Groups	Up to number of ports	Up to number of ports	Up to number of ports
Packet Buffers	2 MB	2 MB	2 MB
DRAM	1GB DDR4	1GB DDR4	1GB DDR4
FLASH	256 MB	256 MB	256 MB
ACL	1.5k	1.5k	1.5k
Spanning Tree Instances	16	16	16
Route Entries	16k	16k	16k
Host Entries	16k	16k	16k

Dimensions 3

	FORTISWITCH 448E	FORTISWITCH 448E-POE	FORTISWITCH 448E-FPOE
Height x Depth x Width (inches)	1.75 x 12.2 x 17.3	1.73 x 16.1 x 17.3	1.73 x 16.1 x 17.3
Height x Depth x Width (mm)	44 x 310 x 440	44 x 410 x 440	44 x 410 x 440
Weight	9.17 lbs (4.16 kg)	13.8 lbs (6.26 kg)	14.04 lbs (6.37 kg)

Environment 9

	FORTISWITCH 448E	FORTISWITCH 448E-POE	FORTISWITCH 448E-FPOE
Power Required	100u2013240V AC, 50/60 Hz	100u2013240V AC, 50/60 Hz	100u2013240V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power Supply	AC built in	AC built in	AC built in
Redundant Power	Redundant AC	Redundant AC	Redundant AC
Power Consumption* (Average / Maximum)	46.5 W / 47.81 W	440.12 W / 442.234 W	921.4 W / 923.6 W
Heat Dissipation	163.032 BTU/h	163.066 BTU/h	163.1 BTU/h
Operating Temperature	32u2013122u00b0F (0u201350u00b0C)	32u2013122u00b0F (0u201350u00b0C)	32u2013122u00b0F (0u201350u00b0C)
Storage Temperature	-4u2013158u00b0F (-20u201370u00b0C)	-4u2013158u00b0F (-20u201370u00b0C)	-4u2013158u00b0F (-20u201370u00b0C)
Humidity	10u201390% non condensing	10u201390% non condensing	10u201390% non condensing
Air-Flow Direction	side-to-back	side-to-back	side-to-back

Warranty 1

	FORTISWITCH 448E	FORTISWITCH 448E-POE	FORTISWITCH 448E-FPOE
Fortinet Warranty	Limited lifetime** warranty on all models

Products

Fortinet Products

FortiSwitch 448E-POE Base Appliance
FortiSwitch-448E-POE Layer 2/3 FortiGate switch controller compatible PoE+ switch with 48 x GE RJ45 ports, 4 x 10 GE SFP+, with automatic Max 421W POE output limit	#FS-448E-POE
FortiSwitch 448E-POE FortiCare Support and Subscription Services
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 1 Year FortiCare Premium Support	#FC-10-S448P-247-02-12
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 3 Year FortiCare Premium Support	#FC-10-S448P-247-02-36
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 5 Year FortiCare Premium Support	#FC-10-S448P-247-02-60
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 1 Year FortiCare Elite Support	#FC-10-S448P-284-02-12
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 3 Year FortiCare Elite Support	#FC-10-S448P-284-02-36
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 5 Year FortiCare Elite Support	#FC-10-S448P-284-02-60
FortiEdge Cloud Management 1 Year FortiSwitch 200 - 400 Series (incl all FSW Rugged Models) FortiEdge Cloud Management SKU Including FortiCare Premium (Note, FortiCare only applicable when used with FortiEdge Cloud)	#FC-10-FSW10-628-02-12
FortiEdge Cloud Management 3 Year FortiSwitch 200 - 400 Series (incl all FSW Rugged Models) FortiEdge Cloud Management SKU Including FortiCare Premium (Note, FortiCare only applicable when used with FortiEdge Cloud)	#FC-10-FSW10-628-02-36
FortiEdge Cloud Management 5 Year FortiSwitch 200 - 400 Series (incl all FSW Rugged Models) FortiEdge Cloud Management SKU Including FortiCare Premium (Note, FortiCare only applicable when used with FortiEdge Cloud)	#FC-10-FSW10-628-02-60
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 1 Year Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite (Require FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-S448P-204-02-12
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 3 Year Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite (Require FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-S448P-204-02-36
FortiSwitch-448E-POE 5 Year Upgrade FortiCare Premium to Elite (Require FortiCare Premium)	#FC-10-S448P-204-02-60

Pricing Notes:

FortiCare Premium Support FortiCare Premium Ticket Handling, Advanced Hardware Replacement (NBD), Firmware and General Upgrades.
FortiCare Elite Support FortiCare Premium Support with FortiCare Elite Ticket Handling for priority response and escalation management.
Support contracts available in 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year terms.
Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.

Resources

FortiSwitch Secure Access Series Datasheet

How is the FortiSwitch 448E-POE managed?

The FortiSwitch 448E-POE is managed through FortiLink directly from any FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, making it a logical extension of the FortiGate and integrating it into the Fortinet Security Fabric for centralized policy and visibility. It can also be managed standalone through its GUI, CLI or API.

What are the switching performance figures of the FortiSwitch 448E-POE?

The FortiSwitch 448E-POE provides 176 Gbps switching capacity (duplex), a 262 Mpps forwarding rate and a link aggregation group size of 8.

What ports and uplinks does the FortiSwitch 448E-POE offer?

The FortiSwitch 448E-POE provides 48x GE RJ45 and 4x 10GE SFP+ ports Note: SFP+ ports are compatible with 1 GE SFP.

Does the FortiSwitch 448E-POE support Power over Ethernet?

Yes. The FortiSwitch 448E-POE provides up to 421 W of PoE/PoE+ power budget for powering IP phones, wireless access points, cameras and other PoE devices.

Description

Description

The FortiSwitch 448E-POE is a Layer 2 managed Gigabit Ethernet switch designed for enterprise campuses, branch offices, schools, healthcare facilities, and large business networks. It combines high-performance switching with Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) support while integrating seamlessly with the Fortinet Security Fabric for centralized network management.

The FortiSwitch 448E-POE features 48 Gigabit RJ45 PoE+ ports and 4 × 10 Gigabit SFP+ uplink ports. With a 421W PoE budget, 176 Gbps switching capacity, and 262 Mpps forwarding rate, it provides reliable connectivity for wireless access points, IP phones, IP cameras, and other PoE-powered devices.

Managed through FortiGate using FortiLink, the FortiSwitch 448E-POE enables centralized configuration, VLAN management, network segmentation, security policy enforcement, and real-time monitoring from a single interface. Its 1U rack-mount design includes dedicated management and console ports for simplified deployment and administration.

As part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, the FortiSwitch 448E-POE extends security across the wired network while simplifying deployment and operations. It is an ideal solution for organizations requiring 48 PoE+ ports, 421W of PoE power, and high-speed 10G uplink connectivity for enterprise environments.

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