Asante Technologies 3500 Series user manual Management and Configuration

1.3.2 IC3548-2GT

From the left to the right, the 3548 switch’s front panel contains the power LED and 2 exchanging LEDs; a push button display mode converter; 48 10/100 ports, each with its own indicator light; and 2 Gigabit ports (capable of using either the GBIC expansion ports [for fiber and copper GBICs] OR the 10/100/1000BaseT Gigabit Ethernet ports), each with its own indicator light.

From left to right, the back panel (shown below) contains: a console port; a 12V DC jack for an external power supply (IC35-RPS12, US part number 99-00777-01, sold separately); an AC socket (for primary power) and a power switch.

1.4 Management and Configuration

There are three different methods by which a user can manage the switch: web, console/telnet, or with SNMP software. You may prefer using a web browser to be able to configure the switch from any local or remote computer, via the network, or you may wish to use a console for out-of-band management. SNMP is an advanced management application, and is mostly automatic, giving you the information without having to go through an interface step by step (Note: The switch is shipped with BootP support. See Appendix F for more information on setting up BootP).

Method	Type	Description
Console	Out-of-Band	Local connection to the switch via the
	Management	console port
Telnet	In-Band	Remote connection over the network to
	Management	the switch via the telnet session
HTTP Server	In-Band	Remote connection over the network to
	Management	the switch via a Web browser
SNMP-Based	In-Band	Remote connection over the network to
Network	Management	the switch via any SNMP-based network
Management		management application
Software

Table 1-4 Out-of-Band and In-Band Management

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