Cabletron Systems MICROMMAC, 42T manual Chapter Local Management, Management Terminal Requirements

CHAPTER 4

LOCAL MANAGEMENT

This chapter explains how to set up a management terminal and a modem to access MicroMMAC-T’s Local Management (LM). It also explains how to use Local Management tools to manage the MicroMMAC-T, its components, and its attached segments (i.e., BRIMs, MicroSNAC).

Use Local Management to Do the Following:

•Control password access to the MicroMMAC-T

•Change factory defaults

•Enable and disable ports

•Ensure ring security by controlling access to the Token Ring network

•Assign an IP address and subnet mask

•Set interface parameters for serial ports, Local Management (LM), Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS), and Telnet

•Designate which Network Management Stations (NMS) receive traps from the device

•Navigate through the Management Information Base (MIB) and manage the objects within it

4.1 MANAGEMENT TERMINAL REQUIREMENTS

To access Local Management, use one of the following management terminals:

•Digital Equipment Corporation VT series terminal

•VT type terminal running emulation programs for the Digital Equipment Corporation VT series

•IBM or compatible PC running a VT series emulation software package

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