Modular Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Using the Console Interface
♦
Configuration File Name
The complete path and filename for the file.
Save Switch History to TFTP Server
Choose
Save Switch History to TFTP Server
from the
Utilities
menu (under
System Utilities
on the
main menu) to access the following screen:
Figure 6-53. Save Switch History to TFTP Server screen
Press START to begin the file save. The result will be displayed in the lower part of the screen.
The fields you can set are:
♦
Server IP Address
The IP address of the TFTP server where the switch history file will be located.
♦
File Name
The complete path and filename on the TFTP server for the file.
Clear Address Table
Choose
Clear Address Table
from the
Utilities
menu (under
System Utilities
on the main menu) to clear
entire MAC Address Table.
Management WEB
Allows Web-Based Network Management function to be enabled or disabled.
Community Strings and Trap Stations
The Switch sends out SNMP
traps
to network management stations whenever certain exceptional events
occur, such as when the Switch is turned on or when a system reset occurs. The Switch allows traps to be
routed to up to four different network management hosts.
For a detailed list of trap types used for this Switch, see the
Traps
section in the
“Switch Management
Concepts”
chapter.
SNMP (version 1) implements a rudimentary form of security by requiring that each request includes a
community name
. A community name is an arbitrary string of characters used as a “password” to control
access to the Switch. If the Switch receives a request with a community name it does not recognize, it will
trigger an authentication trap.
