HP ProCurve 2910al Series User Manual

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Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
Installing the Switch
Direct Console Access
To connect a console to the
switch, follow these steps:
1. Connect the PC or
terminal to the switch’s
Console Port using the
console cable included
with the Switch. (If your
PC or terminal has a 25-pin
serial connector, first
attach a 9-pin to 25-pin
straight-through adapter
at one end of the console
cable.)
2. Turn on the terminal or
PC’s power and, if using a
PC, start the PC terminal
program.
3. Press
[Enter] two or three
times and you will see the
copyright page and the
message “Press any key to
continue”. Press a key, and
you will then see the switch console command (CLI) prompt, for example:
ProCurve Switch 2910al-24G#
If you want to continue with console management of the switch at this time,
see chapter 3, “Getting Started With Switch Configuration” for some basic
configuration steps. For more detailed information, refer to the Management
and Configuration Guide, which is on the ProCurve Website at
www.procurve.com/manuals.
Console Cable Pinouts
The console cable has an RJ-45 plug on one end and a DB-9 female connector
on the other end. Table 2-19 describes the mapping of the RJ-45 to DB-9 pins.
Figure 2-17. Connecting the console cable.
PC running a terminal
emulator program, or
a VT-100 terminal
Console cable supplied
with the switch
Console port

HP ProCurve 2910al Series Specifications

General

Model	HP ProCurve 2910al Series
Switching Capacity	128 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	95.2 Mpps
Layer	Layer 3
Form Factor	Rack-mountable, 1U
Layer 3 Routing	Yes
Operating Humidity	15% to 95% non-condensing
Ports	24 or 48 10/100/1000 ports
Uplink Ports	4 SFP (mini-GBIC) slots
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on PoE+ models (2910al-24G-PoE+ and 2910al-48G-PoE+)
Management	Web, SNMP, CLI
MAC Address Table Size	16, 000 entries
Routing Protocol	RIP
Power Supply	Internal power supply (AC)
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes (up to 9220 bytes)
Weight	4.9 kg
Power Consumption	Varies by model (typically 30-60W)
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
VLAN Support	Yes (up to 512 VLANs)