Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-POE

Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-POE

Fortinet FortiSwitch 448E-POE is a high-density PoE+-capable secure access Ethernet switch in the FortiSwitch Secure Access family. Designed for enterprise campuses and large branch sites, it delivers 48 Gigabit access ports with PoE+ power, robust uplinks, and centralized management when integrated with a FortiGate firewall via FortiLink. This makes it ideal for powering edge devices while maintaining secure access and unified policy enforcement across the LAN.

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Hardware Specifications

• 48 x GE RJ45 access ports

• 4 x 10GE SFP+ uplink ports

• 24 x PoE+ (802.3af/at) powered ports

• PoE Power Budget: 370 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 redundant power support (FRPS-740)

• Fan-assisted cooling

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Performance Summary

• Switching Capacity: 176 Gbps (duplex)

• Forwarding Rate: 261 Mpps

• MAC Address Table: 32 K entries

• VLAN Support: 4 K

• Packet Buffers: 2 MB

• Memory: 1 GB DDR4

• Flash: 256 MB NAND

• ACL Entries: 640

• Spanning Tree Instances: 32

• Network Latency: < 1 µs

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Power & Deployment

FortiSwitch 448E-POE provides PoE+ on 24 of its 48 access ports with a 370 W budget, suitable for powering:

• Wireless access points

• VoIP phones

• IP security cameras

• Edge IoT and sensor devices

This integrated PoE simplifies installations by eliminating the need for external injectors for moderate-power deployments.

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Security & Access Control

When managed via FortiLink with a FortiGate firewall, the 448E-POE supports:

• Centralized VLAN configuration and dynamic port profiles

• Auto-discovery and unified switch provisioning

• Integrated NAC (device profiling & enforcement)

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

• DHCP snooping and DHCP/ARP monitoring

• Dynamic ARP inspection

• Host quarantine per switch port when compromised

• Policy-based control of users and devices

• FortiGuard IoT detection and recommendations

• Security Fabric automation

Standalone switch management is also supported via CLI and Web GUI.

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Management Options

• FortiLink (FortiGate-managed)

• CLI and Web GUI

• SNMP v1/v2c/v3

• Syslog (UDP/TCP)

• REST APIs

• Automation stitching for orchestration

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Environmental Specifications

• Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 45 °C

• Humidity: 10 % to 90 % non-condensing

• Cooling: Fan-assisted

• Warranty: Fortinet Limited Lifetime Warranty

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FortiSwitch 448E-POE delivers high-density PoE+ access with centralized secure management, perfect for enterprise campus and large branch edge networks with mixed device types that require both high performance and powered connections.

View data sheet: FortiSwitch Secure Access Datasheet