40CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

Web Interface

Each Switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you to manage

Management

the Switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network (see

 

Figure 13).

 

 

Figure 13 Web interface management over the network

 

 

Workstation

Switch

 

 

 

Connect over Network

 

 

via web browser

 

 

Refer to “Setting Up Web Interface Management” on page 42.

SNMP Management

You can manage a Switch using any network management workstation

 

running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in

 

Figure 14. For example, you can use the 3Com Network Supervisor

 

software that is provided on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch.

 

Figure 14 SNMP management over the network

 

 

SNMP Network Management

Switch

 

Workstation

 

 

 

Connect over Network

 

 

using SNMP

 

 

Refer to “Setting Up SNMP Management” on page 43.

Setting Up

This section describes how you can set up command line interface

Command Line

management using a local console port connection or over the network.

Interface

 

 

Management

 

 

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