Cabletron Systems CSX200 CyberSWITCH, User Manual

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General Configuration Using Local Management
90 CSX200 Family User’s Guide
IPX Configuration Screen describes how to configure the CSX200 for IPX routing functions.
Local Management Overview
Cabletron Systems Local Management is a management tool that allows a network manager to
perform the following tasks:
• Configure interconnected devices to form a network
• Monitor the performance of the network
• Control user access to the network and its components for the purpose of security
Management Agent
The management agent is a process within the CSX200 that collects information about the
managed network’s operational performance. Local Management communicates with the
management agent for the purpose of issuing management commands to network devices.
Local vs. Remote Management
Network management applications are usually described as either local or remote management
applications. A Local Management application resides within the circuits of the CSX200
management agent and is accessible by Telnetting into the CSX200 through one of the twelve
10BASE-T Ethernet ports located on the front panel of the device. Remote management
applications such as Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM, SPECTRUM Element Manager, or
QuickSET run within the circuits of another device that provides management services. This
allows you to perform network management from a remote location.