HP ProCurve 6108, Management And Configuration Manual

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Selecting a Management Interface
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
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 • Spanning Tree
• VLANs and GVRP • System information
• Port Security • Passwords
• Port and Static Trunk Group • SNMP communities
• Stack Management • Time protocols
The menu interface also provides access for:
• Setup screen • Switch and port statistic and counter
• Event Log display
displays
• Switch and port
• Reboots
status displays • Software downloads
■ 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
■
Enables Telnet (in-band) access to the menu functionality.
■ Allows faster navigation , avoiding delays that occur with slower
display of graphical objects over a web browser interface.
■
Provides more security ; configuration information and passwords are
not seen on the network.
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