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1.2 Management Software & Interfaces
Management options available for this Managed Switch are listed below:
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Local Console Management
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Telnet Management
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SNMP Management
Console Program
The Managed switch has a built-in Command Line Interface (CLI) that allows you to
configure the system, monitor the status, and reset the system. You can use this CLI as
your only management system. However, another network management option, SNMP-
based management system, is also available.
You can access the text-mode Console Program locally by connecting a VT100 terminal or
a workstation running VT100 emulation software to the Managed switch RS-232 DB-9
console port directly. Telnet can also be used to login and access the CLI through network
connection remotely.
SNMP Management System
Standard SNMP-based network management system provides users a way to manage the
Managed switch through the network remotely. When you use a SNMP-based network
management system, the Managed switch becomes one of the managed devices (network
elements) in that system. The Managed Switch management module contains an SNMP
agent that will respond to the requests from the SNMP-based network management system.
These requests, which you can control, can vary from getting system information to setting
the device attribute values.
The Managed Switch’s private MIB is provided for installation into your SNMP-based
network management system.
1.3 Management Preparations
After you have decided how to manage your Managed Switch, you are required to connect
cables properly, determine the Managed switch IP address and, in some cases, install MIB
shipped with your Managed switch.
Connecting the Managed Switch
It is very important that the proper cables with the correct pin arrangement are used when
connecting the Managed Switch to other switches, hubs, workstations, etc.
