ProCurve Series 2300 and 2500 Switches Release Notes

Enhancements in Release F.04.08

Enhancement Summary Page

Friendly Port Names Enables you to assign optional, meaningful names to physical ports on the

switch.

Security Enhancements

SSH Security Provide remote access to management functions on the switches via encrypted

paths between the switch and management station clients capable of SSHv1

operation.

RADIUS Protect access to the switch and monitor use of network resources through a

centralized client authentication and accounting service.

Port-Based Access

Control (802.1x)

Release F.04.08 provides 802.1x port-access control for users requesting access

from multiple points within the network, including application of user profiles

configured on a central RADIUS server. Release F.05.17 updates this feature to

include Open VLAN mode, which changes how the port responds when it

detects a new client. For this reason you will find the documentation for the

Port-Access (802.1x) with Open VLAN mode under "Enhancements in Release

F.05.17" instead of in this section.

IP Preserve Enable retention of the current IP address and subnet mask (for the switch’s

default VLAN), and the default gateway address when downloading a configu-

ration file and rebooting the switch. (Operates on switches that use the Manual

IP addressing instead of the default DHCP method.)

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QoS Priority Enable assignment of non-default priority settings to inbound, untagged packets

received on the switch.

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Isolated Port Groups Provides an alternative to VLANs in situations where VLANs cannot be used.

Release F.05.17 updates this feature to include two new groups. For this reason

you will find the documentation for Isolated Port Groups under "Enhancements

in Release F.05.17" instead of in this section.

Terminating Remote Sessions Provides a "kill" command to terminate remote Telnet and SSH sessions. 127

Rapid Spanning-Tree (802.1W)

(RSTP)

Provides the functionality for the new Spanning Tree standard, IEEE 802.1w

(RSTP), which is supported by the G.04.04 (or greater) release of your switch

software

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