Product Description

The HP ProCurve 2524 is a high-speed 24-port switch that offers high performance, security, easy management, and some advanced features at an affordable price. The optional transceivers give you the flexibility of adding Gigabit Ethernet or 100-Mbit fibre. We tested this switch to find out how well it would perform in a typical network environment.

 

The HP ProCurve Switch 2500 Series are low cost, stackable, managed 24- and 12-port switches with 10/100 auto-sensing per port and 2 open transceiver slots for Gigabit or 100Base-FX. The HP ProCurve Switches 2524 and 2512 offer HP Auto-MDIX on all 10/100 and 100/1000 ports and high-availability features. The HP ProCurve Switches 2524 and 2512 are ideal for low-cost migration to 10/100 managed switching with uplinks.

Main Features

• Group VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP): allows automatic learning and dynamic assignment of VLANs
• IP multicast (IGMPv3): Prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic
• Port Security: Prevents unauthorized access using MAC address lockdown
• Spanning Tree Protocol: provides redundant links while preventing network loops
• IEEE 802.1p prioritization: delivers data to devices based on the priority and type of traffic
• TACACS+: Eases administration of switch management security by using a password authentication server
• Cisco Fast EtherChannel (FEC): Supports Cisco's proprietary FEC trunking protocol
• Rapid Convergence Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1w): increases network uptime through faster recovery from failed links
• 802.1X and RADIUS Network Login: Control port-based access for authentication and accountability
• Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP): enables real-time mapping of nodes to switch ports
• Lifetime Warranty: For as long as you own the product, with next-business-day advance replacement (available in most countries)