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Introducing the Switch
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Introducing the Switch
The HP ProCurve Switch 2824 and Switch 2848 are multiport Gigabit switches
that can be used to build high-performance switched workgroup networks.
These switches are store-and-forward devices offering low latency for high-
speed networking.
Throughout this manual, these switches will be abbreviated as the Switch 2824
or Switch 2848 and collectively as the Switch 2800 Series devices.
The Switch 2824 and Switch 2848 have, respectively, 24 or 48 auto-sensing
10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 ports, four dual-personality ports—either auto-
sensing 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 or mini-GBIC.
The Switch 2800 Series devices can be connected to an HP ProCurve EPS/RPS
(J8168A) and receive full redundant power from that unit. If the internal power
supply in the switch fails, the EPS/RPS unit will immediately provide all the
power necessary to keep the switch running.
Power
Fault
hp
procurve
switch
2824
J4903A
Console
10/100/1000-T Ports (1
-
20) Ports are IEEE Auto MDI/MDI-X
20
Spd mode: off = 10 Mbps, flash = 100 Mbps, on = 1000 Mbps
LED
Mode
1
Status
Clear
Reset
9
7
19
Dual-Personality Ports: 10/100/1000-T (T) or Mini-GBIC (M) T ports are IEEE Auto MDI/MDI-X
Fan
RPS
Test
Lnk
Act
FDx
Spd
18
4
6
8
10
14
16
17
20
5
7
9
11 12
13
15
19
3
1
2
21
22
23
24
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
T
M
Use only one (T or M) for each Dual-Personality Port
!
HP ProCurve Switch 2824 (HPJ4903A)
LED
Mode
Clear
Reset
4
5
43 44
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
Spd mode: off = 10 Mbps,
flash = 100 Mbps, on = 1000 Mbps
10/100/1000Base-T Ports (1 - 44, 45T, 46T, 47T, 48T) Ports are IEEE Auto MDI/MDI-X
1
15 17
16 18
31
32
33
34
44
48
47
T
M T
M
Power
Fault
hp
procurve
switch 2848
J4904A
1
2
3
Spd
Lnk
Act
FDx
Test
RPS
Status
46
45
T
M T
M
43
Fan
Dual-Personality Ports: 10/100/1000-T (T) or Mini-GBIC (M)
!
Use onl
y one (T or M) f
or eac
h P
or
t
HP ProCurve Switch 2848 (HPJ4904A)
