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Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

Figure 1-1. Example of the Console Interface Display

■Provides quick, easy management access to a menu-driven subset of switch configuration and performance features:

•	IP addressing	•	Spanning Tree
•	VLANs	•	System information
•	Security	• Passwords and other security features

•Port and Static Trunk Group • SNMP communities

•Stack Management

The menu interface also provides access for:

•	Setup screen	• Switch and port statistic and counter
•	Event Log display		displays
•	Switch and port	•	Reboots
	status displays	•	Software downloads

■Offers out-of-band access (through the RS-232 connection) to the switch, so network bottlenecks, crashes, lack of configured or correct IP address, and network downtime do not slow or prevent access

■Enables Telnet (in-band) access to the menu functionality.

■Allows faster navigation, avoiding delays that occur with slower display of graphical objects over a web browser interface.

■Provides more security; configuration information and passwords are not seen on the network.

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