Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-FPOE

Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-FPOE

Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-FPOE is a high-density full PoE+ secure access Ethernet switch in the FortiSwitch Secure Access family, engineered for enterprise campus, large branch, and distribution deployments that require powered connectivity across all edge ports. When integrated with a FortiGate firewall via FortiLink, it delivers centralized management, unified policy enforcement, and secure access controlsor can operate as a standalone managed switch.

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Hardware Specifications

• 48 x GE RJ45 access ports all with PoE+ (802.3af/at) support

• 4 x 10 GE SFP+ uplink ports

• PoE Power Budget: 740 W

• 1 x Dedicated 10/100 management port

• 1 x RJ-45 serial console port

• Form Factor: 1 RU rack mount

• AC built-in power supply

• Optional FRPS-740 redundant AC power support

• Fan-assisted cooling

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Performance Summary

• Switching Capacity: 104 Gbps (duplex)

• Forwarding Rate: 155 Mpps

• MAC Address Storage: 16 K

• VLAN Support: 4 K

• Packet Buffers: 1.5 MB

• Memory: 512 MB DDR3

• Flash: 128 MB

• ACL Entries: 512

• Spanning Tree Instances: 32

• Route Entries (IPv4/IPv6): 64/64

• Host Entries (IPv4/IPv6): 512/512

• Network Latency: < 1 µs

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PoE & Deployment

FortiSwitch 448E-FPOE delivers PoE+ on all 48 access ports with a 740 W total budget, ideal for powering large clusters of:

• Wireless access points

• VoIP phones

• IP security cameras

• IoT and edge devices

The robust power budget eliminates the need for external PoE injectors, simplifying edge infrastructure and cabling.

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Security & Access Control

When managed through FortiLink with a FortiGate firewall, 448E-FPOE supports:

• Centralized VLAN configuration and dynamic port profiles

• Auto-discovery and unified provisioning of switches

• Integrated NAC with device profiling and enforcement

• IEEE 802.1X (port-based and MAC-based) authentication

• DHCP snooping and DHCP/ARP monitoring

• Dynamic ARP inspection

• Host quarantine on compromised switch ports

• Policy-based user and device control

• FortiGuard IoT device identification and network recommendations

• Security Fabric automation

Standalone switch management remains available via CLI and Web GUI.

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Management Options

• FortiLink (FortiGate-managed)

• CLI and Web GUI management

• SNMP v1/v2c/v3

• Syslog (UDP/TCP)

• REST API

• Automation stitching

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Environmental Specifications

• Operating Temperature: 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to 50 °C)

• Humidity: 10 % to 90 % non-condensing

• Cooling: Fan-assisted

• Warranty: Fortinet Limited Lifetime Warranty

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FortiSwitch 448E-FPOE delivers full-density PoE+ edge connectivity with centralized secure management, ideal for enterprise campuses, large branch offices, and distributed environments with extensive powered end-device deployments.

View data sheet: FortiSwitch Secure Access Datasheet