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Methods of Managing a Switch 45
Command Line
Interface
Management using
SSH
The Switch 4500 supports Secure Shell (SSH) version 2.0, allowing secure
access to the Command Line Interface of the Switch.
If you use SSH to administer your Switch and the network traffic is
intercepted, no passwords or configuration information will be visible in
the data. To securely administer the Switch using the Command Line
Interface you need a third party SSH client.
Web Interface
Management
Each Switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you to manage
the Switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network (see
Figure 14).
Figure 14 Web Interface Management over the Network
Refer to “Setting Up Web Interface Management” on page 60.
SNMP Management You can manage a Switch using any network management workstation
running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in
Figure 15. For example, you can use the 3Com Network Director
software, available from the 3Com website.
Figure 15 SNMP Management over the Network
Refer to “Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2” on page 61.
Workst a tion
Swit c h
C onne c t over Network
vi a we b b rowser
SNMP Network M a n a gement
Workst a tion
Swit c h
C onne c t over Network
using SNMP