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Introducing the ProCurve Switch 4200vl Series
Switch Features
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The features of the Switch 4200vl Series include:
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2, 4 or 8 slots for installing any of the available Switch vl Modules.
the modules can be installed in any order and in any combination and can
be “hot swapped”.
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the supported mini-GBICs can be hot swapped into the mini-GBIC vl
Module.
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the supported transceivers can be hot swapped into the 10-GbE vl Module.
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high performance -- 76.8 Gbps switching fabric delivering 48 Mpps
throughput.
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plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational.
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automatic learning of the network addresses in the switch’s 10,000-
address forwarding table, with configurable address aging value.
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full-duplex operation available on all ports.
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easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
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web browser interface—an easy to use built-in graphical interface
that can be accessed from common web browsers.
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console interface—a full featured, easy to use, VT-100 terminal inter-
face for switch management, accessible out-of-band and by telnet.
The console includes complete switch management through a
command line interface (CLI) with the most basic configuration
parameters also accessible through an intuitive menu interface.
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ProCurve Manager—an SNMP-based graphical interface that is used
to manage your entire network, included with your new switch.
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supported by HP OpenView ProCurve Network Manager—an HP
OpenView application that accurately displays your switch on
network maps and provides a graphical interface for configuring and
monitoring your switch.
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support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops.
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support for up to 256 IEEE 802.1Q-compliant VLANs so you can divide the
attached end nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs.
