Interlogix NS3552-8P-2S-V2, User Manual

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Chapter 3: Switch management
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Method Advantages Disadvantages
Remote Telnet
• Text-based
• Telnet functionality and
HyperTerminal built into Windows
operating systems.
• Can be accessed from any
location.
• Security can be compromised (hackers
need only know the IP address and
subnet mask).
Web browser
• Ideal for configuring the switch
remotely.
• Compatible with all popular
browsers.
• Can be accessed from any
location.
• Most visually appealing.
• Security can be compromised (hackers
need only know the IP address and
subnet mask).
• May encounter lag times on poor
connections.
SNMP agent
• Communicates with switch
functions at the MIB level.
• Based on open standards.
• Requires SNMP manager software
• Least visually appealing of all three
methods.
• Some settings require calculations.
• Security can be compromised (hackers
need to only know the community
name).
CLI mode management
There are two methods for CLI mode management: remote telnet and operation from a
console port. Remote telnet is an IP-based protocol and a console port operates the
industrial managed switches locally only, but their operations are the same.
The command line user interface is for performing system administration such as
displaying statistics or changing option settings. When this method is used, you can
access the industrial managed switch remote telnet interface from a personal computer
or workstation in the same Ethernet environment as long as you know the current IP
address of the industrial managed switches.