3Com SuperStack II Switch 9300, Getting Started Manual

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This chapter provides easy instructions for configuring
the SuperStack
® II Switch 9300 system for
management access. After you decide how you want
to manage your system, follow the configuration
instructions for your preferred type of management
access.
About Switch 9300 System Management
To configure and manage your Switch 9300 system,
you can use one of several applications:
■
Switch 9300 Administration Console
■
Other SNMP-based network management
applications
The Switch 9300 Administration Console is the
character-oriented, menu-driven user interface for
administering the system. You can access the
Administration Console in-band using the network
ports through the IP network protocol. For more
detailed information, see the
Command Reference
Guide and the Implementation Guide .
For more complete network management, access the
system with an external SNMP-based management
application such as 3Com’s Transcend
® Network
Control Services for UNIX or Windows or another
network management application.
How Do You Want to Manage the System?
You can manage your system locally through a
terminal connection or through the network with an
IP connection. Table 6 describes the access
mechanisms.
These mechanisms are described more fully in the
next sections.
Table 6 Management Access Mechanisms
Access
Mechanism
Allows you to Using
Terminal Connect directly to the
Administration Console and
stay attached across system
reboots Console port
Modem Connect remotely to the
Administration Console Console port
IP
■
Access the Administration
Console with the rlogin or
telnet commands.
■
Use an external SNMP
management application to
communicate with the Switch
9300 SNMP agent.
■
Use your Internet browser to
connect to the embedded
Web Management suite of
configuration forms.
One of the Ethernet
ports assigned an IP
address