HP PROCURVE 2520 User manual

Fixed-Port Modular
HP ProCurve switch products 2520 series 2610 series and 2615-8-PoE switch 2910al series and 2915-8G-PoE switch 3500 series 5400zl series 8200zl series
Ideal environment Ideal for small and growing
businesses seeking cost-effective
switches with integrated PoE and
management capabilities
Ideal for enterprise edge, remote
branch offices, and converged
networks requiring 10/100 access
speeds
Ideal for enterprise edge, remote branch
offices, and converged networks requiring
Gigabit access speeds
Ideal for those seeking performance, security,
mobility, and convergence capability in a
stackable form factor
Ideal for environments driven by performance,
security, mobility, and convergence capability
Campus core, enterprise distribution, and
mission-critical, high-capacity, access layer
deployments
Customers’ needs PoE capability for powering IP•
phones, wireless APs, and/or video
cameras
Managed switch with Layer 2•
functionality with either Gigabit or
Fast Ethernet connectivity
Optional fiber uplink capability with•
SFP slots
Up to 8 or 24 ports of PoE•
connectivity
Advanced convergence features for•
today’s VoIP, wireless networks, and
video surveillance functionally at
wirespeed 10/100 performance
Scalable PoE deployment•
Up to 48 ports of PoE connectivity•
Robust network connectivity with•
standards-based 10/100
connectivity with Gigabit uplinks
Granular control of network with•
more access security, PoE, and
traffic monitoring
Easy integration and management•
Offers the most flexible and easy-to-•
deploy uplinks in its class. Together with
static and RIP IPv4 routing, robust
security and management, enterprise-
class features, free lifetime warranty*,
and free software updates
Cost-effective, scalable solution for•
customers who are building high-
performance networks
High-performance Gigabit access switch•
Four optional 10-Gigabit ports (CX4•
and/or SFP+)**
IEEE 802.3af/802.3at functionality•
(PoE/PoE+**)
IPv6 host capability to provide transition•
from IPv4 and forwarding of IPv6
multicast traffic
Highly scalable, enterprise-class switches•
that support a wide range of applications
from Gigabit to the desktop, PoE for IP
phones, ACL for access security, and virus
throttling to prevent downtime
Granular control of network user access and•
security policy to secure company
information assets
Form-factor choices that can fit into different•
network environments with consistent
features, capability, and management
Switches with Gigabit interfaces, 10-GbE•
uplink, and room for future software updates
Upgradable to VRRP and OSPF for mission-•
critical UC deployments
IPv6 ready•
Common software base for•
3500/5400/8200 for ease of management
Highly scalable, enterprise-class switches that•
support a wide range of applications from Gigabit
to the desktop, PoE for IP phones, ACL for access
security, and virus throttling to prevent downtime
Granular control of network user access and•
security policy to secure company information
assets
Form-factor choices that can fit into different•
network environments with consistent features,
capability, and management
Switches with Gigabit interfaces, 10-GbE uplink,•
room for future software updates, and scalability
to different configurations for investment protection
Upgradable to VRRP and OSPF for mission-critical•
UC deployments
IPv6 ready•
Common software base for 3500/5400/8200 for•
ease of management
Platform and software high-availability•
features
Comprehensive hardware and software•
high-availability features
Scalable, wire-speed Gigabit and high-•
density 10-GbE connectivity
Long-term investment protection via•
software and hardware upgradability
Feature flexibility (e.g., QoS controls,•
Gigabit PoE) to enable deployment in a
wide range of deployment models
Management simplicity and reduced•
complexity
Form-factor choices that can fit into•
different network environments with
consistent features, capability, and
management
Competitive products NETGEAR FSM72x/GSM72x Series•
D-Link DES-3xxx/DGS-3xxx Series•
Cisco Small Business SRW Series•
Cisco Catalyst Express 5xx Series•
Cisco Catalyst 2960 LAN Lite Series•
Cisco Small Business Pro ESW•
Series
Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series•
Nortel 4500 Series•
Cisco Catalyst 2960G Series•
Nortel 4500G Series•
**2910 series only
Cisco Catalyst 3560 & 3750 Series•
Nortel Ethernet Switch 5000 Series•
Extreme Summit X450 Series•
NETGEAR GSM7312•
NETGEAR GSM7324•
D-Link DGS-3300 Series•
D-Link DXS-3300 Series•
Cisco Catalyst 3560 & 3750 Series•
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series•
Extreme BlackDiamond 8800•
Extreme BlackDiamond 6808•
Extreme Summit X450 Series•
Foundry FastIron SuperX•
Nortel Ethernet Switch 5000•
NETGEAR GSM7312, GSM7324•
D-Link DGS-3300 and•
DXS-3300 Series
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series•
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series•
Foundry FastIron SuperX•
Extreme BlackDiamond 8800•
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Series•
HP ProCurve PoE and UC Switch Selection Guide
* For as long as you own the product, with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries). The following hardware products have a five-year hardware warranty for the disk drive
and lifetime hardware warranty (for as long as you own the product) for the rest of the module: HP ProCurve ONE Services zl Module, HP ProCurve Threat Management Services zl Module, and
HP ProCurve MSM765zl Mobility Controller. The following hardware products and their related series modules have a one-year hardware warranty with extensions available: HP ProCurve Routing
Switch 9300m series, HP ProCurve Switch 8100fl series, HP ProCurve Network Access Controller 800, and HP ProCurve DCM Controller. The following hardware products have a one-year hardware
warranty with extensions available: HP ProCurve M111 Client Bridge, HP ProCurve MSM3xx-R Access Points, HP ProCurve MSM7xx Mobility and Access Controllers, HP ProCurve RF Manager IDS/
IPS Systems, HP ProCurve MSM Power Supplies, HP ProCurve 1-Port Power Injector, HP ProCurve CNMS Appliances, and HP ProCurve MSM317 Access Device. Standalone software, upgrades, or
licenses may have a different warranty duration. For details, refer to the ProCurve Software License, Warranty, and Support booklet at www.procurve.com/warranty.
Standards-based convergence features
PoE (IEEE 802.3af) & PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at)—Ethernet with power, ideal for
phones, cameras, and more
Wi-Fi WMM—wireless QoS enhancements to support multimedia transport
LLDP-MED and RFC 4675—automates configuration of phones and network
settings
802.11e APSD—allows wireless VoIP handsets to support more efficient
power management
LLDP-MED fine-grained power management—delivers just the right amount
of PoE to save energy
10-GbE uplink—aggregating to fast pipes ensures optimal application
performance
NAC/802.1X—identity-driven security at the edge of the network where
users connect
sFlow—standards-based sampling technology allows monitoring of
network performance
IGMP & PIM DM/SM—manages efficient delivery of video and eliminates
unnecessary network traffic
SVP—SpectraLink Voice Priority is an open, straightforward voice QoS
approach
*HP ProCurve Lifetime Warranty
•Next-business-dayadvancereplacementincludedfreeofcharge
•FreetelephoneandWebsupport
•Freesoftwareupdates
Why choose HP ProCurve?
Choice and flexibility—performance and interoperability
Advanced technology—30 years of leadership
Security and trust—safe and field-tested solutions
Proven reliability—backed by a lifetime warranty
Return on IT investment—easy to install and use

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Fixed-Port Modular
Subcategory Feature
2520-8-PoE/
2520-24 -PoE/
2520G-8-PoE/
2520G-24-PoE
2610-24/
12PWR
2610-24-PWR/
2610-48-PWR 2615-8-PoE 2910al-24G-PoE+/ 2910al- 48G-PoE+ 2915-8G-PoE 3500-24-PoE/ 3500-48-PoE
3500yl-24G-PWR/
3500yl-48G-PWR 5406zl 5412zl 8212zl/ 8206zl
Product number J9137A/ J9138A/
J9298A/ J9299A
J9086A J9087A/J9089A J9146A /J9148A J9471A/J9473A J8692A/J8693A J8697A
J8699A
J9447A
J8698A
J8700A
J9448A
J8715B/J9475A
Ports, media, and
PoE
IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
PoE 10/100 ports 8/24/0/0 12 (of 24) 24/48 824/4 8
PoE 10/100/1000 ports 0/0/8/24 824/4 8
PoE/PoE+ 10/100 ports 144(2) 288(2) 288/144(2)
PoE/PoE+ 10/100/1000 ports 24/48 144(2) 288(2) 288/144(2)
Pre-standard PoE support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓ ✓
Maximum PoE power 67 W/195 W/67 W/195 W 125 W 377 W 67 W 382 W 67 W 398 W 398 W 1800 W 3600 W 3600 W/1800 W
Maximum PoE power with EPS 533 W 785 W 796 W 796 W 3600 W 5400 W 5400 W/3600 W
HP ProCurve/IEEE Auto-MDIX ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ ✓
Uplink flexibility 1-GbE 1000Base-T/Mini-GBIC 2/4/2/4(3) 4424/4 (3) 24/4 (3) 4/4 (3)
10-GbE ports 4 4 24 48 48/24
Module slots 2 1 6 12 12/6
Performance Routing/Switching capacity 5.6/8.4/20/48 Gbps 12.8 Gbps 12.8/17.6 Gbps 5.6 Gbps 128/176 Gbps 20 Gbps 12.0/16.8 Gbps 101.8/149.8 Gbps 322.8 Gbps 645.6 Gbps 645.6/322.8 Gbps
Security Multi-user IEEE 802.1X (per port) 2 8 8 2 8 2 32 32 32 32 32
Multi-role access control (IEEE 802.1X, MAC
authentication, Web authentication)
✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Dynamic ARP protection ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
DHCP protection ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Dynamic IP lockdown ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Virus throttling ✓✓✓✓✓
Management HP ProCurve Manager Plus 3.0 support ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Remote Intelligent Mirroring (based on ACL,
port, MAC, or VLAN)
✓✓✓✓✓
RMON, XRMON, sFlow ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP)
✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Devices) ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
LLDP-MED fine-grained power control ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
RFC 4675 RADIUS VLAN for voice ✓✓✓✓✓
Command authorization ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Resilience and high
availability
Redundant switch fabric and
management module
✓
Hot-swappable modules ✓ ✓ ✓
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol ✓ (1) ✓ (1) ✓ (1) ✓ (1) ✓ ( 1)
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control
Protocol (LACP)—links per trunk
8 8888888888
ProCurve trunking—links per trunk 8 24 24 824 836 36 36 36 36
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
(including STP, RSTP)
✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
QoS HW queues per port 2 or 4 4 4 2 or 4 8 2 or 4 8 8 8 8 8
Honor DSCP or IEEE 802.1p priority ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Assign IEEE 802.1p priority Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier Classifier
Remap DSCP ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Guaranteed minimum bandwidth
per port, per queue
✓✓✓✓✓
Prioritization by IP address and UDP/TCP
port ranges
✓✓✓✓✓
Multicast Data-Driven IGMP ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
PIM Multicast Routing SM(1) & DM(1) SM(1) & DM(1) SM(1) & DM(1) SM(1) & DM(1) SM(1) & DM(1)
(1) Requires premium license (2) 10/100 or 10/100/100 PoE/PoE+ modules (3) Dual-personality ports
For a complete list of these products’ features and other HP ProCurve products, such as intelligent edge switches and WAN, mobility, and network management, please visit www.procurve.com/convergence
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4AA1-7635ENW, Created 2008; Updated March 2010, Rev. 3
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