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Chapter 4: Configuring the System

Making the Connections Required for System Configuration

The Fast EtherHub 3500 series provides a menu-driven
configuration program. This program can be accessed by
making a connection to the serial port on the front of the hub
(using a terminal or a computer running a terminal emulation
program). Moreover, when configuring the Fast EtherHub-12mi,
you can Telnet into the hub from any computer attached to the
network, or call into the hub from a remote computer using a
modem connection.
The Fast EtherHub-12mi also provides an on-board
management program based on Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP). This agent allows you to manage the hub
(and connected stack) from any PC attached to the network
with optional in-band network management software (e.g.,
AccView/Open). This kind of software provides advanced
management functions using a straight-forward graphical
interface. You can even use this kind of software to control
these hubs over a remote modem connection by running SLIP
protocol over TCP/IP.
This chapter describes how to perform basic configuration, and
manage the overall stack, via:
• Direct connection - making a local connection via the hub’s
serial port to the on-board menu-driven configuration program.
• Network connection - Telneting over the network to the on-
board menu-driven configuration program; or making a
network connection to the SNMP agent using optional
network management software (e.g., AccView/Open).