3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 5 Management Interface Configuration
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Chapter 5 Management Interface Configuration

5.1 Management Interface Overview

The Switch 8800 provides a 10/100Base-TX management interface on the Fabric. The
management interface can connect a background PC for software loading and system
debugging, or a remote network management station for remote system management.

5.2 Management Interface Configuration

The following sections describe management interface configuration tasks.
z Configuring interface IP address
z Enabling/disabling the interface
z Setting interface description
z Displaying current system information
z Test network connectivity (ping, tracert)
See the Port and System Management parts of this manual for details.
Caution:
Only the management interface configured with an IP address can run normally.