Switch Features - HP ProCurve 4000M Installation Manual

Switch Features

The features of the Switch 4000M and 8000M include:
10 slots for installing any of the available Switch Modules—as of this
printing, this includes:
• 8-port 10/100Base-TX Module (HP J4111A)
• 4-port 100Base-FX Module (HP J4112A)
• 1-port Gigabit-SX Module (HP J4113A)
• 4-port 10Base-FL Module (HP J4118A)
the modules can be installed in any order and in any combination and can
be "hot swapped".
3.8 Gbps backplane on both the Switch 4000M and Switch 8000M
plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational
automatic learning of the network addresses in the switch's 8000-address
forwarding table, with configurable address aging value
configurable full-duplex operation of the 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and Gigabit
ports
easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
• web browser interface—an easy to use built-in graphical interface
that can be accessed from common web browsers
• console interface—a full featured, easy to use, VT-100 terminal inter-
face for out-of-band switch management, or for telnet access to the
switch
• HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches—an SNMP-based graphical inter-
face that is used to manage your entire network, included with your
new switch
support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops
support for up to 8 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—
see the Management and Configuration Guide that came with your switch
for a description
Introducing the HP ProCurve Switch 4000M and 8000M
Switch Features
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