Switch Features - HP J4093A Installation Manual

Switch Features

The features of the Switch 1600M and 2424M include:
16 or 24 autosensing 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports
a slot for installing any of the available switch modules—as of this
printing, these include:
• 8-port 10/100Base-TX Module (HP J4111A)
• 4-port 100Base-FX Module (HP J4112A)
• 1-port Gigabit-SX Module (HP J4113A)
• 1-port Gigabit-LX Module (HP J4114A)
• 4-port 10Base-FL Module (HP J4118A)
• Gigabit Stacking Module (HP J4130A — for Switch 2424M only,
available Summer 1999)
the modules are "hot swappable"
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
automatically negotiated full-duplex operation of the 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps,
ports when connected to other auto-negotiating or full-duplex devices —
Gigabit ports always operate at full duplex
easy management of the switches 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
interface that is especially good for out-of-band switch management,
or for telnet access to the switch.
• HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches—an SNMP-based, full-featured
graphical network management 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 30 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—
described in the Management and Configuration Guide that came with
your switch.
Introducing the HP ProCurve Switch 1600M and 2424M
Switch Features
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