48CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT

Figure 22 SNMP management over the network

 

Refer to “Setting Up SNMP Management” on page 51.

 

 

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

 

CLI Management via

To manage a Switch using the command line interface via the local

the Console Port

console port connection:

1Ensure you have connected your workstation to the console port correctly as described in “Connecting to the Console Port” on page 40.

2Your Switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured through the CLI via its console port.

CLI Management over

To manage a Switch using the command line interface over a network

the Network

using Telnet:

1Ensure you have already set up the Switch with IP information as described in “Setting Up Overview” on page 34.

2Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.

3Check you can communicate with the Switch by entering a ping command at the DOS prompt in the following format:

c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch)

If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been entered correctly and the Switch is powered up.

4To open a Telnet session via the DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the Switch that you wish to manage in the following format:

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