Signamax
FO-065-7732A Manageable Gigabit Switch
16 User’s Manual
Protocols
The switch supports the following protocols:
VIRTUAL TERMINAL PROTOCOLS, SUCH AS TELNET
A virtual terminal protocol is a software program, such as Telnet, that allows
you to establish a management session from a Macintosh, a PC, or a UNIX
workstation. Because Telnet runs over TCP/IP, you must have at least one
IP address configured on the switch before you can establish access to it
with a virtual terminal protocol.
<Note>
Terminal emulation is different from a virtual terminal protocol in that
you must connect a terminal directly to the console port.
SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (SNMP)
SNMP is the standard management protocol for multivendor IP networks.
SNMP supports transaction-based queries that allow the protocol to format
messages and to transmit information between reporting devices and data-
collection programs. SNMP runs on top of the User Datagram Protocol
(UDP), offering a connectionless-mode service.
Management Architecture
All of the management application modules use the same
Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI). By
unifying management methods with a single MAPI, configuration
parameters set using one method (e.g. console port) are
immediately displayed the other management methods (e.g. SNMP
agent of web browser).
The management architecture of the switch adheres to the IEEE
open standard. This compliance assures customers that the switch is
compatible with, and will interoperate with other solutions that
adhere to the same open standard.