Local Management Requirements
1-4
Introduction
1.3
LOCAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
The switch module provides one communication port, labeled COM, which supports a
management terminal connection. To access Local Management, connect one of the following
systems to the COM port:
•
Digital Equipment Corporation VT series terminal.
•
VT type terminal running emulation programs for the Digital Equipment Corporation VT series.
•
IBM or compatible PC running a VT series emulation software package.
You can also access Local Management using a Telnet connection through one of the network
ports of the switch module.
1.4
LOCAL MANAGEMENT SCREEN ELEMENTS
There are six types of screens used in Local Management: password, menu, statistics,
configuration, status, and warning screens. Each type of screen can consist of one to five basic
elements, or fields.
Figure 1-1
shows an example of the fields in a screen. A description of each
field follows the figure.
NOTE: For details on how to connect a console to the switch module, the setup
parameters for the console, or how to make a telnet connection, refer to
Chapter 2
.
