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Introducing the TigerSwitch 10/100 SMC6624M
Switch Features
Introducing the TigerSwitch
10/100 SMC6624M
Switch Features
The features of the SMC6624M includes:
■ 24 autosensing 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports with Auto MDI/MDI-X.
■ two slots for installing supported gigabit or 100Base-FX modules.
■ plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational.
■ Auto MDI/MDI-X on all 10/100 twisted-pair ports, and IEEE 802.3ab Auto
MDI /MDI-X on all 100/1000 twisted-pair ports, meaning that all connec-
tions 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 4096-
address forwarding table, (with configurable address aging value).
■ automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for the fixed 10/100 RJ-45
ports when connected to other auto-negotiating devices — the module
ports always operate at full duplex.
The SMC6624M also includes these network management features:
■ 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
interface that is especially good for out-of-band switch management
or for telnet access to the switch.
• EliteView—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.
■ support for many advanced features to enhance network performance
and network traffic control—described in the Management Guide that
came with your SMC6624M.
■ download of new code for product enhancements or bug fixes.