Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
■The 6600-24G and the 6600-24G-4XG supports IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDIX on all 10/100/1000 twisted-pair ports, meaning that all connections can be made using straight-throughtwisted-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 10/100/1000 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.
•ProCurve Manager—an SNMP-based, graphical network manage- ment 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 ProCurve Web site www.procurve.com/manuals.
■Download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes.
