3Com 3500 appendix Defining a Management Interface

Quick Installation Guide 9

Defining a Management Interface

You define a management interface in one of two ways:

Out-of-band interface

■Out-of-band— This method uses a dedicated network for management data. A management interface must be configured for the out-of-band Ethernet port on the system processor module.

■In-band— This method manages the system and its attached LANs over the same network that carries your regular data traffic. An IP address must be configured on a port on an installed media module. You can use any media type.

For detailed information on defining a management interface, see the chapter on “Management Access” in the Implementation Guide.

To define a management interface on the system processor for out-of-band management:

1From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

management ip interface define

The system prompts you for the interface parameters. To accept the current value shown in brackets at any prompt, press Return.

2Enter the IP address of the management interface.

3Enter the subnet mask of the management interface.

In-band interface

In-band VLAN-based interface

You can define a VLAN or a port-based router interface for in-band management.

To define a VLAN-based management interface on a media module port for in-band management:

1Define an IP VLAN as described in the chapter on VLANs in the Command Reference Guide.

2Define an IP interface. From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

ip interface define

The system prompts you for the interface parameters. To accept the current value shown in brackets at any prompt, press Return.

3Enter the IP address of the management interface.

4Enter the subnet mask of the management interface.

5Enter vlan

6Enter the index of the VLAN to associate with the interface.