Managed Layer 2 feature set with 24 or 48 Gb ports

sFlow, source port filtering, enhanced security

Optional redundant power supply

Four dual-personality mini-GBIC slots

Industry-leading warranty

IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP) and HP trunking: Supports up to 24 trunks, each with up to 8 links (ports) per trunk.

IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree: Provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees; provides legacy support for IEEE 802.1d and IEEE 802.1w.

Optional redundant power supply: Provides uninterrupted power (Provided by HP 600 RPS/EPS).

VLAN support and tagging: Supports the IEEE 802.1Q (4,096 VLAN IDs) and 256 VLANs simultaneously.

GARP VLAN Registration Protocol: Allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs.

Jumbo packet support: Supports up to 9,224-byte frame size to improve performance of large data transfers.

Port security: Allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator.

Protected ports: Provides increased security by allowing specified ports to be isolated from all other ports on the switch; the protected port or ports can only communicate with the uplink or shared resources.

MAC address lockout: Prevents configured particular MAC addresses from connecting to the network.

Multiple user authentication methods:

• IEEE 802.1X: Industry-standard method of user authentication using an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

• Web-based authentication: Similar to IEEE 802.1X, provides a browser-based environment to authenticate clients that do not support the IEEE 802.1X supplicant.

• MAC-based authentication: Client is authenticated with the RADIUS server based on client's MAC address.

Switch management logon security: Can require either RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication for secure switch CLI logon.

Multiple IEEE 802.1X users per port: Provides authentication of up to two IEEE 802.1X users per port; prevents user 'piggybacking' on another user's IEEE 802.1X authentication.

STP BPDU port protection: Blocks Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDUs) on ports that do not require BPDUs, preventing forged BPDU attacks.

Secure FTP: Allows secure file transfer to/from the switch; protects against unwanted file downloads or unauthorized copying of switch configuration file.

RADIUS/TACACS+: Eases switch management security administration by using a password authentication server.

Source-port filtering: Allows only specified ports to communicate with each other.

Secure Shell (SSHv2): Encrypts all transmitted data for secure, remote command-line interface (CLI) access over IP networks.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): Encrypts all HTTP traffic, allowing secure access to the browser-based management GUI in the switch.

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Traffic prioritization (IEEE 802.1p): Allows real-time traffic classification into eight priority levels mapped to eight queues.

Class of Service (CoS): Sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), L3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ.

Layer 4 prioritization: Enables prioritization based on TCP/UDP port numbers.

sFlow (RFC 3176): Wire-speed traffic accounting and monitoring

RMON: Provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events.

Dual flash images: Provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading.

Troubleshooting: Ingress/egress port monitoring enables network problem-solving

Single IP address management: Single IP address management for a virtual stack of up to 16 switches

Multiple configuration files: Allow multiple config files to be stored to flash image

Locator LED: Allows users to set the locator LED on a specific switch to either turn On, blink, or turn Off; simplifies troubleshooting by making it easy to locate a particular switch within a rack of similar switches.

Friendly port names: Allow assignment of descriptive names to ports.

Find-Fix-and-Inform: Finds and fixes common network problems automatically, then informs administrator.

HP/IEEE Auto-MDIX: Automatically adjusts for straight-through or crossover cables on all RJ-45 ports.