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Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
Introducing the Switch
■ 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-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.
■ 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.
