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3.3 Web Management
The switch provides a browser interface that lets you configure
and manage the switch remotely.
After you set up your IP address for the switch, you can access
the switch’s web interface applications directly in your web
browser by entering the IP address of the switch. You can then
use your web browser to list and manage switch configuration
parameters from one central location, just as if you were directly
connected to the switch’s console port.
Web Management requires either Microsoft Internet Explorer
4.01 or later or Netscape Navigator 4.03 or later.
3.4 SNMP-Based Network Management
You can use an external SNMP-based application to configure
and manage the switch. This management method requires the
SNMP agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Management
Station to use the same community string. This management
method, in fact, uses two community strings: the get community
string and the set community string. If the SNMP Network
management station only knows the set community string, it can
read and write to the MIBs. However, if it only knows the get
community string, it can only read MIBs.
The default get and
set community strings for the switch are public.
