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Chapter 1 Switch Management
1.1 Management Options
After purchasing the switch, the user needs to configure the switch for network
management. ES4700 series provides two management options: in-band management
and out-of-band management.
1.1.1 Out-of-band Management
Out-of-band management is the management through Console interface. Generally,
the user will use out-of-band management for the initial switch configuration, or when
in-band management is not available. For instance, the user must assign an IP address
to the switch via the Console interface to be able to access the switch through Telnet.
The procedures for managing the switch via Console interface are listed below:
Step 1: setting up the environment:
Fig 1-1 Out-of-band Management Configuration Environment
As shown in Fig 1-1, the serial port (RS-232) is connected to the switch with the
serial cable provided. The table below lists all the devices used in the connection.
Device Name
Description
PC
machine
Has functional keyboard and RS-232, with terminal
emulator installed, such as HyperTerminal included in
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP.
Serial port cable
One end attach to the RS-232 serial port, the other end to
the Console port.
Connect with serial port
