Selecting a Management Interface

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

Advantages of Using the Menu InterfaceFigure 2-1. Example of the Console Interface Display

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

IP addressing

System information

VLANs and GVRP

Local passwords

Port Security

SNMP communities

Port and Static Trunk Group • Time protocols

Spanning Tree

The menu interface also provides access for:

Setup screen

• Switch and port statistic and counter displays

Event Log display

Reboots

Switch and port

Software downloads

 

status displays

 

 

Offers out-of-band access through the RS-232 connection and through the OA network 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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