8 Web-Based Management Interface

8.1 Overview

Your Layer 3 Network Switch provides a built-in browser software interface that lets you configure and manage it remotely using a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. This software interface also allows for system monitoring and management of the Network Switch. When you configure this Network Switch for the first time from the console, you have to assign an IP address and subnet mask to the Network Switch. Thereafter, you can access the Network Switch’s Web software interface directly using your Web browser by entering the switch’s IP address into the address bar. In this way, you can use your Web browser to manage the Switch from any remote PC station, just as if you were directly connected to the Network Switch’s console port.

The 6 menu options available are: System, Switching, Routing, Security, QOS and IP Multicast.

1.System Menu: This section provides information for configuring switch interface (port), SNMP and trap manager, Ping, DHCP client, SNTP, system time, defining system parameters including telnet session and console baud rate, etc, downloading switch module software, and resetting the switch module, switch statistics and Layer 2 Mac address.

2.Switching Menu: This section provides users to configure switch Port-Based VLAN, Protocol-Based VLAN, GARP, IGMP Snooping, Port Channel, Spanning Tree, and 802.1p priority Mapping and port security.

3.Routing Menu: This section provides users to configure OSPF, RIP, Router Discovery, Static Route, VLAN Routing, VRRP, BOOTP/DHCP relay, and DNS relay.

4.Security Menu: This section provides users to configure switch securities including 802.1x, Radius, TACACS, IP filter, Secure Http, and Secure Shell.

5.QOS Menu: This section provides users to configure Access Control Lists, Differentiated Service, and Class of Service.

6.IP Multicast Menu: This section provides users to configure DVMRP, IGMP, Multicast, PIM-DM, PIM-SM. It also provides information for a multicast distribution tree.

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