Asante Technologies IC3624PWR user manual Protocols, Snmp Protocol

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2.2.1 Protocols

The IC3624PWR switch supports the following protocols:

•Virtual terminal protocols, such as Telnet

•SNMP

•Virtual Terminal Protocols

A virtual terminal protocol is a software program, such as Telnet, that allows you to establish a management session from a Macintosh, a PC, or a UNIX workstation. Because Telnet runs over TCP/IP, you must have at least one IP address configured on the IC3624 switch before you can establish a connection.

When using the terminal emulation method you must connect a terminal or PC directly to the console port. The following figure shows a UNIX workstation connected to the system through a virtual terminal protocol (Telnet), and a terminal connecting directly to the console port through a null-modem cable.

SNMP Protocol

SNMP is the standard management protocol for multi-vendor IP networks. SNMP supports transaction-based queries that allow the protocol to format messages and to transmit information between reporting devices and data-collection programs. SNMP runs on top of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), offering a connectionless-mode service.

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