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Security
•AccessControlLists(ACLs)
Givesgranularcontroloverwhattracgoeswhereinthenetwork.Allowsfortracltering.
ACLsrulescanbebasedonMAC-addressorIP-address.ACLrulescanbetime-basedto
implementaccesscontrolduringcertainhoursordays
•IEEE802.1XandRADIUSnetworklogins
Controlsport-basedaccessforauthenticationandaccountability
•AutomaticVLANassignment
AssignsusersautomaticallytotheappropriateVLANbasedontheiridentity,locationandtime
ofday
•STPBPDUportprotection
BlocksBridgeProtocolDataUnits(BPDUs)onportsthatdonotrequireBPDUs,preventing
forgedBPDUattacks
•STProotguard
Protectstherootbridgefrommaliciousattacksorcongurationmistakes
•Automaticdenial-of-serviceprotection
ProtectsthenetworkbyblockingmaliciousDoSattacksaimedattheswitchitself
•Managementpassword
ProvidessecuritysothatonlyauthorizedaccesstotheWebbrowserinterfaceisallowed
Performance
•Half-/full-duplexauto-negotiatingcapabilityoneveryportdoublesthethroughputof
everyport
•Selectablequeuecongurations
Allowsforincreasedperformancebyselectingthenumberofqueuesandassociatedmemory
bueringthatbestmeettherequirementsofthenetworkapplications
•IGMP/MLDSnooping
Improvesnetworkperformancebylteringmulticasttracwhenthereisnomulticastreceiver
onaconnection.Withoutthis,multicasttracisoodedtoallports.IGMPsnoopingisusedin
IPv4networks.TheIPv6equivalent—MLDSnooping—isalsosupported
•10-GigabitSFP+basedFiberUplinks
Supportshigh-bandwidthconnectionsoverber.HP1950SwitcheseachhavetwoSFP+
transceiverslotssupporting10-Gigabitber-basedconnectionsusingoptional10G
transceivers.Fiberisparticularlysuitedforconnectingatdistancesbeyondthe100Meter
limitationofcopper-basedCat5ecabling.AlternativelyusetheSFP+portsforredundant
stackingofuptofourunitsusingDirectAttachedCables(DAC)
•10-Gigabit10GBASE-TRJ45Uplinks
Supportshigh-bandwidthconnectionsoverCat5ecabling.HP1950Switcheseachhavetwo
10GBASE-tRJ45portssupporting10-Gigabitcopper-basedconnections.Cat5eiseconomical
andpracticalfordistancesupto100Meters.Alternativelyusethe10GBASE-Tportsfor
redundantstackingofuptofourunits
Layer 2 switching
•VLANsupportandtagging
SupportsIEEE802.1Q(4,094VLANIDs)and256VLANssimultaneously
•STP
SupportsstandardIEEE802.1DSTP,IEEE802.1wRapidSpanningTreeProtocol(RSTP)for
fasterconvergence,andIEEE802.1sMultipleSpanningTreeProtocol(MSTP)
•BPDUltering
ImprovesnetworkeciencybylteringunnecessaryBPDUpacketsonaport.WhenSTPis
enabledgloballybutdisabledonspecicports,BPDUpacketsarenotsentouttheportswhere
STPisdisabled
Datasheet|HP1950SwitchSeries