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Introducing the HP Procurve
Series 4100GL Switches
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Introducing the HP Procurve Series 4100GL
Switches
The HP Procurve Series 4100GL Switches include the Switch 4104GL and its
bundle, the Switch 4148GL, and the Switch 4108GL and Switch 4108GL Bundle.
They are multiport modular switches that can be used to build high-perfor-
mance switched workgroup networks. These switches are store-and-forward
devices that offer low latency for high-speed networking.
This chapter describes your HP Series 4100GL Switches including:
Front and back of the switches
Features
Switch operation overview
Switch 4104GL and Switch 4148GL. The Switch 4104GL is available as an
open 4-slot chassis (J4887A) and as the Switch 4148GL bundle (J4888A) with
two 24-port 10/100-TX GL Modules pre-installed.
Power
Fan
Status
Self
Test
ClearReset
Console
Modules LED Mode Select
hp procurve
switch 4104gl
Max
J4862B
J4862B
FDx ActDCBA21
A
C
D
J4887A
Clear
Self
Test
Fan
Power
Status
Modules
LED Mode Select
Reset
Console
hp procurve
switch 4104gl
DCBA21 Act FDx Max
A
C
D
J4887A
HP Procurve Switch 4148GL bundle
(J4888A)
with two
10/100-TX GL Modules
preinstalled
HP Procurve Switch4104GL
(J4887A)
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