HP ProCurve 2650

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Introducing the HP Procurve Switch 2650
Switch Features
Introducing the HP Procurve
Switch 2650
Switch Features
The features of the Switch 2650 include:
■ 48 auto-sensing 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports with HP Auto-MDIX.
■ two dual-personality ports—either the auto sensing 10/100/1000Base-T
RJ-45 or the mini-GBIC can be used for each port.
■ plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational.
■ HP Auto-MDIX on all 10/100 twisted-pair ports, and IEEE 802.3ab Auto
MDI /MDI-X on all 10/100/1000 twisted-pair ports, meaning that all
connections can be made using straight-through twisted-pair
cables. Cross-over cables are not required, although they will also work.
The pin operation of each port is automatically adjusted for the attached
device: if the switch detects that another switch or hub is connected to
the port, it configures the port as MDI; if the switch detects that an end-
node device is connected to the port, it configures the port as MDI-X.
■ automatic learning of the network addresses in each switch’s 8000-
address forwarding table, (with configurable address aging value).
■ 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.
■ easy management of the switch 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.
• HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches—an SNMP-based, 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—
for a description, see the Management and Configuration Guide, which
is on the Documentation CD-ROM that is included with your switch.
■ download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes.