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Domain Name Service Client ... .....................................51
Real-time Basic Connectivity Checking ......................52
Ping ................................................ ........................... 52
Traceroute ................................................... .............. 53
Methods of Managing the Switch ................................53
Using the Console Interface ............................... ....... 54
Using the 10/100 UTP Management Port.................. 54
Using Telnet ............... .................................................... 54
Connecting to Another Host Using Telnet................. 55
Configuring Switch IP Parameters.... ......................... 55
Using a BOOTP Server ............................................. 55
Manually Configuring the IP Settings ........................56
Disconnecting a Telnet Session................................ 58
Controlling Telnet Access.... ...................................... 58
Using Access Profiles .............. .....................................59
Creating an Access Profile ................................. ....... 59
Access Profile Rules.............. .................................... 6 1
Access Profile Example.. ........................................... 61
Using Web Device Manager .........................................61
Controlling Web Access ................................ ............ 62
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) .........62
Accessing Switch Agents ..................... ..................... 63
Supported MIBs......................................................... 63
Configuring SNMP Settings ....................................... 63
Displaying SNMP Settings......... ................................ 66
Authenticating Users ....................................................66
RADIUS Client........................................................... 66
Per-Command Authentication Using RADIUS ...........67
Configuring RADIUS Client ...................... .................67
RADIUS RFC 2138 Attributes ...................................70
Configuring TACACS+ .............................................. 70
Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) .......................72
Configuring and Using SNTP.................................... 73
SNTP Configuration Commands............................... 77
SNTP Example.... ...................................................... 77