Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
RPS and EPS Input Port
The 2610 Switches support connectivity to a redundant power supply (RPS/ EPS). The ProCurve 600 Redundant and External Power Supply (J8168A) and the ProCurve 610 External Power Supply (J8169A) are accessory products for these switches. The RPS functionality of the 600 procides redundant system power in case the switch’s internal power supply fails. The EPS functionality of the 600 and the 610 provides additional PoE power.
Power Connector
The 2610 Switches and 2610-PWR Switches do not have a power switch; they are powered on when connected to an active AC power source. The switches automatically adjust to any voltage between 100-127 and 200-240 volts and either 50 or 60 Hz. There are no voltage range settings required.
Switch Features
The features of the 2610 Switches and 2610-PWR Switches include:
■24, or 48 auto-sensing 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports with Auto-MDIX.
■4 Uplink ports—two are 1000Base-T RJ-45 and two are mini-GBIC (SFP) slots.
■Power over Ethernet (PoE) operation—the2610-PWR Switches are IEEE 802.3af compliant and provide up to 15.4W per port to power IP phones, wireless access points, web cameras, and more. For more information, see the PoE Planning and Implementation Guide, which is on the ProCurve Web site at www.hp.com/go/procurve/manuals, (See page 1-13).
■The 2610-PWR Switches support some pre-standard PoE devices. However, the use of a cross-over cable may be required. For a current list see the FAQ page for the 2610-PWR Switch, which can be found on the ProCurve Web site, www.hp.com/go/procurve/manuals, Technical Support, FAQs (all).
■Plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the network cables to active network devices and your switched network is operational.
■Auto-MDIX on all twisted-pair ports, 10/100 and 10/100/1000, meaning that all twisted-pair connections can be made using straight-through cables. Cross-over cables are not required, although they will also work.
■Automatic learning of the hardware addresses in each switch’s 8000- address forwarding table, (with configurable address aging value).
