ProCurve 2610 Series Installation And Getting Started Manual page 10

Introducing the Switch
Throughout this manual, these switches will be referred to as the Switch 2610
Series and the Switch 2610-PWR Series.
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The RJ-45 Gigabit Uplink ports are auto-sensing 10/100/1000Base-T. These
ports operate independently, they are not dual-personality.
The Switch 2610-PWR Series incorporate two additional features. These
switches offer two types of power, one for switch AC operating power, and
the other for Power over Ethernet (PoE) power:
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These switches can be directly connected to computers, printers, and servers
to provide dedicated bandwidth to those devices, and you can build a switched
network infrastructure by connecting the switch to hubs, other switches, or
routers. In addition, the Switch 2610 Series offer full network management
capabilities.
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The Switch 2610 Series, has either 24 or 48 auto-sensing 10/100Base-TX
RJ-45 ports with four Gigabit Uplink ports, two RJ-45 and two mini-GBIC
(Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)) slots. For a list of supported mini-
GBICs see page 2-18.
Power-over-Ethernet or PoE power - PoE technology allows IP
telephones, wireless LAN Access Points and other appliances to receive
power as well as data over existing LAN cabling, without needing to
modify the existing Ethernet infrastructure. The Switch 2610-PWR Series
are designed with an internal PoE power supply capable of providing 406
watts of PoE power (126 watts on the 2610-24/12PWR). All of the Switch
2610-PWR ports can provide up to 15.4 watts (or 7.5 watts if all 12 ports
are used on the 2610-24/12PWR) of PoE power to connected devices. For
further information regarding PoE power, see the PoE Planning and
Implementation Guide, which is on the ProCurve Web site at
www.procurve.com, (See
Redundant and External Power Supply Support - The Switch 2610-
PWR Series can be connected to a ProCurve 600 Redundant and External
Power Supply (J8168A), hereafter referred to as the 600 RPS/EPS or a
ProCurve 610 External Power Supply, hereafter referred to as the 610 EPS,
and receive redundant power from that unit. As an RPS unit, the 600 RPS/
EPS will provide all the AC power necessary to keep the switch running
should the switch internal AC power supply fail.
As an EPS unit, the 600 RPS/EPS and the 610 EPS can supply up to 408
watts of PoE power to the switch if the internal PoE power supply of the
switch should fail. When used with the Switch 2610-48-PWR, the
additional EPS power can provide up to 15.4 watts per port for 48 ports.
For further information regarding the 600 RPS/EPS or the 610 EPS PoE
capabilities, see the PoE Planning and Implementation Guide, which is
on the ProCurve Web site at
page 1-12).
www.procurve.com, (See page 1-12).