The HP 2610 Switch Series consists of five switches. The HP 2610-24 and 2610-48 Switches provide 24 and 48 ports of 10/100 connectivity. The HP 2610-24 Switch is a fanless switch with quiet operation, making it ideal for deployments in open spaces. The HP 2610-24-PPoE, 2610-24-PoE, and 2610-48-PoE Switches are IEEE 802.3af compliant for Power over Ethernet (PoE) and provide up to 15.4 W for 12, 24, and 48 ports. The 2610-24-PPoE switch has 24 10/100 ports and provides 12 ports of PoE. All series switches include two 10/100/1000BASE-T ports and two mini-GBIC slots for Gigabit Ethernet uplink connectivity. An optional redundant external power supply is also available to provide redundancy in the event of a power supply failure. With static routing, robust security and management features, free lifetime warranty, and free software updates, the HP 2610 Switch Series is a cost-effective solution for customers who are building converged enterprise edge networks.

Quality of Service (QoS)
• Class of Service (CoS): sets the IEEE 802.1p priority tag based on IP address, IP Type of Service (ToS), Layer 3 protocol, TCP/UDP port number, source port, and DiffServ

Connectivity
• IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE): provides up to 15.4 W per port to IEEE 802.3af-compliant PoE-powered devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras

Resiliency and high availability
• IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP) and HP port trunking: support up to 24 trunks, each with up to 8 links (ports) per trunk

Manageability
• RMON, XRMON, and sFlow: provide advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics, history, alarms, and events

Layer 2 switching
• VLAN support and tagging: supports IEEE 802.1Q (4,094 VLAN IDs) and 256 VLANs simultaneously

Layer 3 routing
• Basic IP routing: enables automatic routing to the connected VLANs and up to 16 static routes, including one default route, in IP networks

Security
• Multiple user authentication methods: IEEE 802.1X: is an industry-standard method of user authentication using an IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the client in conjunction with a RADIUS server. Web-based authentication: similar to IEEE 802.1X, it provides a browser-based environment to authenticate clients that do not support the IEEE 802.1X supplicant. MAC-based authentication: client is authenticated with the RADIUS server based on the client's MAC address.