HP PROCURVE 2520, Management And Configuration Manual

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Selecting a Management Interface
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
To use ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus, refer to the Getting
Started Guide and the Administrator’s Guide , which are available electron­
ically with the software for these applications. For more information, visit the
ProCurve Networking web site at
www.procurve.com
.
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
Figure 2-1. Example of the Console Interface Display
■ Provides quick, easy management access to a menu-driven subset of
switch configuration and performance features:
• IP addressing • System information
• VLANs and GVRP • Local passwords
• Port Security • SNMP communities
• Port and Static Trunk Group • Time protocols
• Spanning Tree
The menu interface also provides access for:
• Setup screen • Switch and port statistic and counter displays
• Event Log display • Reboots
• Switch and port • Software downloads
status displays
■ Offers out-of-band access
(through the RS-232 connection) to the
switch, so network bottlenecks, crashes, lack of configured or correct IP
address, and network downtime do not slow or prevent access
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