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Catalyst 2350 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview
Management Options
Management Options
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Device manager
You can use the device manager, which is in the switch memory, to manage the switch. This web
interface offers quick configuration and monitoring. You can access the device manager from
anywhere in your network through a web browser. For more information, see the getting started
guide and the device manager online help.
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Cisco IOS CLI
The switch CLI is based on Cisco IOS software and is enhanced to support desktop-switching
features. You can fully configure and monitor the switch from the CLI. You can access the CLI either
by connecting your management station directly to the switch management port or a console port or
by using Telnet from a remote management station. See the switch command reference on
Cisco.com for more information.
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CiscoWorks application
The CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) is a suite of management tools for configuring,
administering, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco networks. For more information, see the
CiscoWorks LMS documentation on Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/cscowork/ps2425/tsd_products_support_series_home.ht
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Cisco Network Assistant
Cisco Network Assistant is a PC-based network management GUI application that enables
centralized management of Cisco switches. Cisco Network Assistant is available at no cost and can
be downloaded from this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/networkassistant
For information on starting the Network Assistant application, see the
Getting Started with Cisco
Network Assistant
guide on Cisco.com.
Network Configurations
See the switch software configuration guide
on Cisco.com for network configuration concepts and
examples of using the switch to create dedicated network segments and interconnecting the segments
through Gigabit Ethernet connections.