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Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
Introducing the Switch
■ Automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for the 10/100 and 
10/100/1000 RJ-45 ports when connected to other auto-negotiating 
devices—the mini-GBIC ports always operate at full duplex, unless a 
100-FX SFP transceiver is installed. The 100-FX SFP transceiver can 
operate at half duplex. 
■ Easy management of the switches 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 
management tool that you can use to manage your entire network.
■ 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.
■ Download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes.
■ Dual-speed fans to maintain cooling if the environment warms up on the 
following switches:
• Switch 2610-48 (J9088A)
• Switch 2610-24/12PWR (J9086A)
• Switch 2610-24-PWR (J9087A)
• Switch 2610-48-PWR (J9089A) 
■ 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.hp.com/go/procurve/manuals. To 
display the list of downloadable manuals, click on the following link:
 
 HP ProCurve Switch 2610 Series. 
(You may want to bookmark this Web page for easy access in the future.)