32CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

Methods of Managing a Switch

Command Line

Interface

Management

To manage your Switch you can use one of the following methods:

Command line interface management

Command line interface management using SSH

Web interface management

SNMP management

Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally using a console port connection (see Figure 7), or remotely over the network (see Figure 8).

Figure 7 CLI Management using the Console Port

Workstation

(with terminal emulationSwitch software installed)

Console Port

Connection

Console Cable

Figure 8 CLI Management over the Network

Workstation

 

 

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect over Network

via Telnet

Refer to “Setting Up Command Line Interface Management” on page 46.

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