HP J3128A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub-8E, Manual

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About Hub Management Interfaces
This chapter describes the following topics:
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understanding hub management interfaces for manageable HP 10Base-T Hubs
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advantages of using each interface
Understanding Hub Management Interfaces
The interfaces enable you to reconfigure the hub and to monitor hub status
and performance.
Manageable HP 10Base-T Hubs provide the following interfaces:
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the Web Browser Interface --an interface that can be accessed using a
standard Web browser (Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet
Explorer)
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the hub console--an ASCII console interface
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HP AdvanceStack Assistant (ASA)--a Microsoft Windows and Unix SNMP
graphical user interface
N o t e
The interfaces only apply to the manageable HP 10Base-T Hubs:
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HP J3301A 10Base-T Hub 12M
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HP J3303A 10Base-T Hub 24M
Each interface consists of a series of management features, accessed either
through a menu-driven screen system or a split Window with tab navigation,
both that begin at a home environment. Each approach has its advantages that
are described in the next sections.
See chapter 2 for information on connecting up and using the hub console.
Chapter 4 tells you how to use the Browser Interface. Chapter 6 is a manage-
ment screen reference for both the Browser Interface and the hub console.
For coverage of HP AdvanceStack Assistant (ASA), see the HP AdvanceStack
Assistant User’s Guide
or the online help available with that product. HP ASA
comes on a separate CD-ROM with the HP 10Base-T Hubs that have built-in
SNMP management capabilities.
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