D-Link DES-3208 manual Switch Management

Using straight cable	18
Using crossover cable	18
SWITCH TO SWITCH (OTHER DEVICES)	18
Using straight cable	19
Using crossover cable	19
SWITCH MANAGEMENT	20
LOCAL CONSOLE MANAGAMENT	20
Console port (RS-232 DCE	21
IP Addresses and SNMP Community Names	21
Traps	22
MIBs	23
Packet Forwarding	24
Aging Time	25
Spanning Tree Algorithm	25
STA Operation Levels	26
On the Bridge Level	26
On the Port Level	27
User-Changeable Parameters	27
Illustration of STA	29
USING THE CONSOLE INTERFACE	32
CONNECTING TO THE SWITCH	32
CONSOLE USAGE CONVENTIONS	33
FIRST TIME CONNECTING TO THE SWITCH	34
Steps to create a Super User or General User:	35
Super and General User Privileges	35
LOGIN ON THE SWITCH CONSOLE BY REGISTERED USERS	38
Changing Your Password	39
Adding and Deleting Users	40
SETTING UP THE SWITCH	42
TCP/IP Settings	42
Out-of-band management and console settings	44
Software Updates	45
System Configuration Menu	46
SNMP MANAGEMENT SETTINGS	47
SNMP Trap Manager Configuration	47
SNMP Manager Configuration	49
SNMP Security (Community Names)	49

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