Setting Up for Management 21
Setting Up for
Management
To make full use of the features offered by your switch, and to change
and monitor the way it works, you have to access the management
software that resides on the switch. This is known as managing the
switch. Managing the switch can help you to improve the efficiency of
the switch and therefore the overall performance of your network.
This section explains the initial set up of the switch and the different
methods of accessing the management software to manage a switch. It
covers the following topics:
■Methods of Managing a Switch
■Switch Setup Overview
■Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
■Manually set the IP Address using the Console Port
■Viewing IP Information using the Console Port
■Setting Up Web Interface Management
■Setting Up Command Line Interface Management
■Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2
■Default Users and Passwords
Methods of Managing a Switch
To manage your switch you can use one of the following methods:
■Web Interface Management
■Command Line Interface Management
■SNMP Management
You can use the Command Line Interface through the Console port for
complete access to all operations of the switch i ncluding setting and
viewing the IP address, configuring user accounts, upgrading switch
firmware, and more. Refer to the 3Com CLI Reference Guide.