HP ProCurve 3400cl-24G, Installation And Getting Started Manual

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Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
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The features of the Series 3400cl Switch devices include:
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24 or 48 auto-sensing 10/1001000Base-T RJ-45 ports with HP Auto-MDIX.
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four dual-personality ports—either the auto sensing 10/100/1000Base-T
RJ-45 or the mini-GBIC can be used for each port.
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one slot (optional cl module slot) is provided in the back of the device to
support a series of transceivers to provide box connectivity to other
switch boxes, to a 10 Gig concentrator or to any Ethernet compatible
uplink.
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one auxiliary port is provided.
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The Series 3400cl Switch devices can be connected to a ProCurve
RPS/EPS (J8168A) and receive full redundant power from that unit. If the
internal power supply in the switch fails, the RPS/EPS unit will immedi-
ately provide all the power necessary to keep the switch running.
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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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IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDI/MDI-X on all 10/100/1000-T twisted-pair ports,
meaning that
all connections can be made using straight-through
twisted-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.
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automatic learning of the network addresses in each switch’s 8000-
address forwarding table, (with configurable address aging value).
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automatically negotiated full-duplex operation for the 10/100/1000-T RJ-
45 ports when connected to other auto-negotiating devices—the mini-
GBIC ports always operate at full duplex.
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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.