3Com 3CR17251-91 - Switch 5500G-EI Stackable Gigabit..., Getting Started Manual

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3
S
ETTING
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P FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
To make full use of the features offered by your Switch, and to change
and monitor the way it works, you have to access the management
software that resides on the Switch. This is known as managing the
Switch.
Managing the Switch can help you to improve the efficiency of the
Switch and therefore the overall performance of your network.
This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different
methods of accessing the management software to manage a Switch. It
covers the following topics:
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Methods of Managing a Switch
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Setting Up Overview
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Manually Configuring IP Information
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Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information
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Setting Up Command Line Interface Management
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Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH
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Setting Up Web Interface Management
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Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V3
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Default Users and Passwords
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Configuration Conversion Utility