HP ProCurve 2910al Series User Manual

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Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
The features of the 2910al Switch include:
■ 24 or 48 auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports with Auto-MDIX.
■ Four dual-personality ports—either the auto sensing 10/100/1000Base-T
RJ-45 or the mini-GBIC can be used for each port.
■ Two slots (optional al module slot) are provided in the back of the device
to support a series of transceivers to provide connectivity to other switch
boxes, to a 10 Gigabit concentrator or to any Ethernet compatible uplink.
■ An auxiliary (USB) port for processing a USB command file.
■ The Switches can be connected to a ProCurve RPS/EPS and receive
redundant power from that unit. If the internal power supply in the switch
fails, the RPS/EPS unit will immediately provide all the power necessary
to keep the switch running.
■ Plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational.
■ IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDIX on all 10/100/1000 twisted-pair ports, meaning
that all connections can be made using straight-through twisted-
pair cables. Cross-over cables are not required, although they will also
work. The pin operation of each port is automatically adjusted for the
attached device: if the switch detects that another switch or hub is
connected to the port, it configures the port as MDI; if the switch detects
that an end-node device is connected to the port, it configures the port as
MDI-X.
■ Automatic learning of the network addresses in each switch’s 2048-
address forwarding table, (with configurable address aging value).
■ Automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for the 10/100/1000 RJ-45
ports when connected to other auto-negotiating devices—the mini-GBIC
ports always operate at full duplex.
■ Easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
• console interface—a full featured, easy to use, VT-100 terminal
interface that is especially good for out-of-band switch management
or for Telnet access to the switch.
• web browser interface—an easy to use built-in graphical interface
that can be accessed from common web browsers.
• ProCurve Manager—an SNMP-based, graphical network manage-
ment tool that you can use to manage your entire network. This
product is included with your new switch.

HP ProCurve 2910al Series Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	ProCurve 2910al Series
Category	Switch
Language	English