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User’s Manual of WGS Managed Series
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3. SWITCH MANAGEMENT
This chapter explains the methods that you can use to configure management access to the Managed Switch. It describes the
types of management applications and the communication and management protocols that deliver data between your
management device (workstation or personal computer) and the system. It also contains information about port connection
options.
This chapter covers the following topics:

Requirements

Management Access Overview

Web Management Access

SNMP Access

Standards, Protocols, and Related Reading
3.1 Requirements

Workstations
running Windows 2000/XP, 2003, Vista/7/8, 2008, MAC OS9 or later, Linux, UNIX or other platforms
are compatible with
TCP/IP
protocols.

Workstation
is installed with
Ethernet NIC
(Network Interface Card).

Ethernet Port connection
•
Network cables -- Use standard network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors.

The above Workstation is installed with
Web browser
and
Java runtime environment
plug-in.
It is recommended to use Internet Explore 8.0 or above to access Managed Switch.