Asante Technologies 5308F user manual In-Band Management

Setting Up For Management

In-Band Management

In-band network management allows you to manage, control, and monitor the IntraSwitch 5308FL and each of its ports over the Ethernet network.

You can perform these functions by accessing the IntraSwitch 5308FL via one of the following methods:

❏By connecting with a terminal emulation pro- gram such as Telnet1 and using the Local Man-

agement Interface.

❏By connecting with a supported World Wide Web browser and using the Web Management Interface.

❏By connecting with any SNMP-based network management application and using its interface.

To manage the IntraSwitch 5308FL via in-band management:

1	Make sure the network to which the IntraSwitch
	5308FL is connected is up and functioning.
2	Make sure the IntraSwitch 5308FL is powered
	on and is configured with valid IP information.
	See “Setting up for Management” on page 2-12
	for instructions.
3	Connect to the IntraSwitch 5308FL with a termi-
	nal emulator, a supported World Wide Web

browser, or any SNMP-based network manage- ment application.

Terminal Emulator

See Chapter 5,“Console Management,” for infor- mation on managing the IntraSwitch 5308FL with a terminal emulator.

1.Telnet is a common terminal emulation application used in TCP/IP net- works for remote terminal access to network devices.

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