LevelOne GSW-2600TXM 1. Switch Management

1. Switch Management

For advanced management capability, the onboard management agent provides a

menu-driven system configuration program. This program can be accessed by a direct

or modem connection to the serial port on the rear panel (out-of-band), or by a Telnet

connection over the network (in-band).

The management agent is based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).

This SNMP agent permits the switch to be managed from any PC in the network using

in-band management software.

The management agent also includes an embedded HTTP Web agent. This Web agent

can be accessed using a standard Web browser from any computer attached to the

network.

The system configuration program and the SNMP agent support management functions

such as:

• Enable / disable any port.

• Set the communication mode for any port.

• Configure SNMP parameters.

• Add ports to network VLANs.

• Configure IP routing and multicast VLANs.

• Display system information or statistics.

• Configure the switch to join a Spanning Tree.

• Download system firmware.

Attach a VT100 compatible terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program to

the serial port on the switch’s rear panel. Use the null-modem cable provided with this

package, or use a null-modem connection that complies with the wiring assignments

shown in Appendix B of this guide.

When attaching to a PC, set terminal emulation type to VT100, specify the port used by

your PC (i.e., COM 1~4), and then set communications to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no

parity, and 19200 bps (for initial configuration). Also be sure to set flow control to “none.”

(Refer to “Configuring the Serial Port” on chapter 2 for a complete description of

configuration options.)

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