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To manage your switch you can use one of the following methods:
Web Interface Management
SNMP Management
In addition, you can use the Command Line Interface through the
Console port for basic operations of the switch including setting and
viewing the IP address, configuring user accounts, upgrading switch
firmware, and more. Refer to “3Com CLI Reference Guide” on page
195.
Methods of
Managing a Switch
Web Interface
Managemen
t
Each switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you to
manage the switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network
(see Figure 2).
Figure
Web Interface Management over the Network
Switch
Refer to “Setting Up Web Interface Management” on page 18.
