Features

• HP 1910 switches are advanced smart managed fixed‎-configuration Gigabit and Fast Ethernet switches designed for small businesses in an easy‎-to‎-administer solution‎.‎ The series has 8 Gigabit models and five fast Ethernet models‎.‎
• The Gigabit models are‎:‎ 8‎-‎,‎ 16‎-‎,‎ 24‎-‎,‎ and 48‎-port 10/100/1000 non‎-PoE models‎;‎ and two 8‎-port and two 24‎-port 10/100/1000 PoE models‎.‎ Gigabit models have additional true Gigabit SFP ports for fiber connectivity‎.‎
• The Fast Ethernet models are‎:‎ 8‎-‎.‎ 24‎- and 48‎- 10/100 non‎-Poe models and 8‎-‎,‎ 24‎- 10/100 PoE+ models‎.‎
• The Fast Ethernet models come with additional two combo uplink ports‎.‎ All HP 1910 models support rack mounting or desktop operation‎.‎
• Customizable features include basic layer two features like VLANs and link aggregation as well as advanced features such as Layer 3 static routing‎,‎ IPv6‎,‎ ACLs and Spanning Tree Protocols‎.‎ HP 1910 switches come with a lifetime warranty covering the unit‎,‎ fans‎,‎ and power supplies‎.‎

Technical Specifications

Management

• Simple Web Management‎:‎ Allows for easy management of the switch ‎- even by nontechnical users ‎- through an intuitive Web GUI‎;‎ http and secure http ‎(‎https‎)‎ is supported
• Single IP Management‎:‎ Enables management of up to four HP 1910 devices using a single Web interface‎;‎ simplifies management of multiple devices
• Secure Web GUI‎:‎ Provides a secure‎,‎ easy‎-to‎-use graphical interface for configuring the module via HTTPS
• SNMPv1‎,‎ v2c‎,‎ and v3‎:‎ Facilitates management of the switch‎,‎ as the device can be discovered and monitored from an SNMP management station
• Complete Session Logging‎:‎ Provides detailed information for problem identification and resolution
• Dual Flash Images‎:‎ Provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading
• Port Mirroring‎:‎ Enables traffic on a port to be simultaneously sent to a network analyzer for monitoring
• Management Security‎:‎ Restricts access to critical configuration commands‎;‎ offers multiple privilege levels with password protection‎;‎ ACLs provide telnet and SNMP access‎;‎ local and remote syslog capabilities allow logging of all access
• Network Time Protocol ‎(‎NTP‎)‎‎:‎ Synchronizes timekeeping among distributed time servers and clients‎;‎ keeps timekeeping consistent among all clock‎-dependent devices within the network so that the devices can provide diverse applications based on the consistent time
• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol ‎(‎LLDP‎)‎‎:‎ Advertises and receives management information from adjacent devices on a network‎,‎ facilitating easy mapping by network management applications
• Limited CLI‎:‎ Enables users to quickly deploy and troubleshoot devices in the network
• RMON‎:‎ Provides advanced monitoring and reporting capabilities for statistics‎,‎ history‎,‎ alarms‎,‎ and events
• Default DHCP Client Mode‎:‎ Allows the switch to be directly connected to a network‎,‎ enabling plug‎-and‎-play operation‎;‎ in absence of DHCP server on the network‎,‎ the switch will fall back to a unique static address determined by the MAC address of the switch

Quality of Service ‎(‎QoS‎)‎

• Broadcast Control‎:‎ Allows limitation of broadcast traffic rate to cut down on unwanted network broadcast traffic
• Rate Limiting‎:‎ Sets per‎-port ingress enforced maximums and per‎-port‎,‎ per‎-queue minimums
• Traffic Prioritization‎:‎ Provides time‎-sensitive packets ‎(‎like VoIP and video‎)‎ with priority over other traffic based on DSCP or IEEE 802.1p classification‎;‎ packets are mapped to four hardware queues for more effective throughput

Connectivity

• IPv6‎:‎
  • IPv6 Host‎:‎ Enables switches to be managed and deployed at the IPv6 network‎'‎s edge
  • IPv6 Routing‎:‎ Supports IPv6 static routes
  • MLD Snooping‎:‎ Forwards IPv6 multicast traffic to the appropriate interface‎,‎ preventing traffic flooding
  • IPv6 ACL/QoS‎:‎ Supports ACL and QoS for IPv6 network traffic
• Auto‎-MDI/MDIX‎:‎ Adjusts automatically for straight‎-through or crossover cables on all 10/100/1000 ports
• IEEE 802.3X Flow Control‎:‎ Provides a flow throttling mechanism propagated through the network to prevent packet loss at a congested node
• IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet ‎(‎PoE‎)‎ Ready‎:‎ Provides up to 15.4 W per port to power standards‎-compliant IP phones‎,‎ wireless LAN access points‎,‎ Web cameras‎,‎ and more ‎(‎all PoE models‎)‎
• IEEE 802.3at Power over Ethernet ‎(‎PoE+‎)‎‎:‎ Provides up to 30 W per port which allows support of the latest PoE+‎-capable devices such as IP phones‎,‎ wireless access points‎,‎ and security cameras‎,‎ as well as any IEEE 802.3af‎-compliant end device‎;‎ eliminates the cost of additional electrical cabling and circuits that would otherwise be necessary in IP phone and WLAN deployments‎.‎ ‎(‎Note‎:‎ applies to all PoE models‎,‎ except the two 24G‎-PoE models which support a pre‎-standard implementation of PoE+‎)‎
• Packet Storm Protection‎:‎ Protects against broadcast‎,‎ multicast‎,‎ or unicast storms with user‎-defined thresholds
• Cable Diagnostics‎:‎ Detects cable issues remotely‎,‎ using a browser‎-based tool

Security

• Advanced Access Control Lists ‎(‎ACLs‎)‎‎:‎ Enables network traffic filtering and enhances network control using MAC‎- and IP‎-based ACLs‎;‎ time‎-based ACLs allow for greater flexibility with managing network access
• Secure Sockets Layer ‎(‎SSL‎)‎‎:‎ Encrypts all HTTP traffic‎,‎ allowing secure access to the browser‎-based management GUI in the switch
• 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 configuration mistakes
• Automatic Denial‎-of‎-Service Protection‎:‎ Monitors for malicious attacks and protects the network by blocking the attacks
• 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 Configurations‎:‎ Allows for increased performance by selecting the number of queues and associated memory buffering that best meet the requirements of the network applications
• IGMP Snooping‎:‎ Improves network performance through multicast filtering‎,‎ instead of flooding traffic to all ports
• Fiber Uplink‎:‎ Provides greater distance connectivity using Gigabit fiber uplinks

Layer 2 Switching

• VLAN Support and Tagging‎:‎ Supports IEEE 802.1Q ‎(‎4‎,‎094 VLAN IDs‎)‎ and 256 VLANs simultaneously
• Spanning Tree Protocol ‎(‎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 Filtering‎:‎ Drops BPDU packets when STP is enabled globally but disabled on a specific port
• Jumbo Frame Support‎:‎ Supports up to 10 kilobyte frame size to improve the performance of large data transfers

Layer 3 services

• Address Resolution Protocol ‎(‎ARP‎)‎‎:‎ Determines the MAC address of another IP host in the same subnet‎;‎ supports static ARPs‎;‎ gratuitous ARP allows detection of duplicate IP addresses‎;‎ proxy ARP allows normal ARP operation between subnets or when subnets are separated by a Layer 2 network
• DHCP Relay‎:‎ Simplifies management of DHCP addresses in networks with multiple subnets

Layer 3 Routing

• NEW Static IPv4/IPv6 Routing‎:‎ Provides basic routing ‎(‎supporting up to 32 static routes and 8 virtual VLAN interfaces‎)‎‎;‎ allows manual configuration of routing

Resiliency and High Availability

• Available Redundant Power Supply‎:‎ Provides additional PoE of up to 740 W for high‎-power applications like HP Gigabit Ethernet IntelliJack switches‎;‎ the HP RPS1600 Redundant Power System ‎(‎JG136A‎)‎‎,‎ sold separately‎,‎ is only for use with the 1910‎-24G‎-PoE ‎(‎365W‎)‎ Switch model
• Link Aggregation‎:‎ Groups together multiple ports ‎(‎up to a maximum of 2 ports‎)‎ automatically using Link Aggregation Control Protocol ‎(‎LACP‎)‎‎,‎ or manually‎,‎ to form an ultra‎-high‎-bandwidth connection to the network backbone‎;‎ helps prevent traffic bottlenecks

Convergence

• LLDP‎-MED ‎(‎Media Endpoint Discovery‎)‎‎:‎ Defines a standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters such as QoS and VLAN to automatically configure network devices such as IP phones
• PoE Allocations‎:‎ Supports multiple methods ‎(‎automatic‎,‎ IEEE 802.3af class‎,‎ LLDP‎-MED‎,‎ or user‎-specified‎)‎ to allocate PoE power for more efficient energy savings
• Auto Voice VLAN‎:‎ Recognizes IP phones and automatically assigns voice traffic to dedicated VLAN for IP phones

Additional Information

• Green Initiative Support‎:‎ Provides support for RoHS and WEEE regulations
• Green IT and Power‎:‎ Improves energy efficiency through the use of the latest advances in silicon development‎;‎ shuts off unused ports and utilizes variable‎-speed fans‎,‎ reducing energy costs