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Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
Introducing 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.
■ Support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops
■ Support for up to 2048 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide
the attached end nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs.
■ Support for many advanced features to enhance network performance—
for a description, see the Management and Configuration Guide, which
is on the ProCurve Web site at www.procurve.com. See page 5-1 for
details.
■ Download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes.
■ Support for IEEE 802.3af Standard and Pre-standard PoE devices.