Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
•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 ProCurve Manager—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 2048 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 HP ProCurve Web site at www.procurve.com/manuals. See page 5-1for details.
■Download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes.
■Support for IEEE 802.3af Standard and Pre-standard PoE devices.
