Bay Technical Associates 350 manual Chapter Using the Console Interface

Chapter 3

Using the Console Interface

Overview

This chapter describes how to configure and manage the BayStack 350 10/100 Autosense Switch using the menu-driven console interface (CI). You can access the CI menus and screens through the service port located on the switch back panel. You can also manage the BayStack 350 switch using Bay Networks Optivity network management software or a generic SNMP-based management application; however, you must first assign an IP address to the switch, as described in this chapter. If you have a properly configured BootP server in your network, the IP address of the BayStack 350 switch will be detected automatically, so you will not have to configure the IP address.

Note: Refer to your network management documentation for information about SNMP network management.

Console Interface

The CI consists of menus and screens that enable you to manage the BayStack 350 switch and monitor its performance. You can manage the switch by using configuration menus to change its operational parameters. You can monitor the performance of the switch by using the statistics screen, which displays the counters of the switch ports.

You can access the CI menus and screens in the following ways:

•Locally, through a console terminal (must be a VT100-compatible terminal or a PC running VT100 terminal-emulation software)

•Remotely, through a dial-up modem connection

•Through an in-band TELNET session

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