Local Management Requirements
1-4 Introduction
1.3 LOCAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
The switch module provides one communication port, labeled COM, which supports a
management terminal connection. To access Local Management, connect one of the following
systems to the COM port:
Digital Equipment Corporation VT series terminal.
VT type terminal running emulation programs for the Digital Equipment Corporation VTseries.
IBM or compatible PC running a VT series emulation software package.
You can also access Local Management using a Telnet connection through one of the network
ports of the switch module.
1.4 LOCAL MANAGEMENT SCREEN ELEMENTS
There are six types of screens used in Local Management: password, menu, statistics,
configuration, status, and warning screens. Each type of screen can consist of one to five basic
elements, or fields. Figure1-1 shows an example of the fields in a screen. A description of each
field follows the figure.
NOTE: For details on how to connect a console to the switch module, the setup
parameters for the console, or how to make a telnet connection, refer to Chapter 2.