
Manageable Gigabit Switch
User’s Manual 14
Switch Management
This chapter explains the methods that you can use to configure management access to the switch. It describes the
types of management applications and the communication and management protocols that deliver data between
your management device (workstation or personal computer) and the system. It also contains information about port
connection options.
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Management Access Overview
• Key Concepts
• Key Guidelines for Implementation
• Administration Console Access
• Web Management Access
• SNMP Access
• Standards, Protocols, and Related Reading
Management Access Overview
The switch gives you the flexibility to access and manage the switch using any or all of the following methods.
The administration console and web browser interface support are embedded in the switch software and are
available for immediate use.
Administration Console
The administration console is an internal, character-oriented, menu-driven user interface for performing system
administration such as displaying statistics or changing option settings.
Using this method, you can view the administration console from a terminal, personal computer, Apple Macintosh,
or workstation connected to the switch’s console port.
There are two ways to use this management method: direct access or modem access. The following sections
describe these methods.
Direct Access
Direct access to the administration console is achieved by directly connecting a terminal or a PC equipped with a terminal-
emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) to the switch console port.
When using the management method, configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following parameters (you can
change these settings after login):
[DEFAULT PARAMETERS]
♦ 115,200bps
♦ 8 data bits
♦ No parity
♦ 1 stop bit
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