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Management Access
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Management
Access
After you assign a unique IP address to the Management Module, you
can access the system through the IP interface in one of the following
ways:
■
Through up to four remote Telnet sessions to the Administration
Console. (You can establish up to four remote (Telnet) sessions and
one terminal console session simultaneously.)
■
Through an SNMP-based network management application.
You can access the Switch 4007 system locally through a terminal
connection or remotely using a modem or an IP connection. Table 3
describes these different methods:
Table 3 Connecting to the Management Module
Terminal Port Access Direct access to the management interfaces through the terminal serial
port is often preferred because you can remain on the system and
monitor it during system reboots. In addition, certain error messages are
sent to the serial port, regardless of the interface through which the
associated action was initiated.
A Macintosh or PC attachment can use any terminal emulation program
for connecting to the terminal serial port. A workstation attachment
under UNIX can use an emulator such as TIP.
For more information about terminal port configuration options, see the
chapters in Part I of this guide.
Access
Method
Allows you to EME Connection
Terminal
■
Connect directly to the
Management Module CLI RS-232 serial port
Modem
■
Access the Management Module
CLI by dialing in from remote sites RS-232 auxiliary serial port
Internet
Protocol (IP)
■
Access the Management Module
CLI using Telnet commands
■
Use an external SNMP
management application to
communicate with the
Switch 4007 SNMP agent.
10BASE-T Ethernet port
that is assigned with an IP
interface