User’s Manual of
3. CONFIGURATION
This chapter explains the methods that you can use to configure management access to the switch. It describes the types of management applications and the communication and management protocols that deliver data between your management device
This chapter covers the following topics:
Management Access Overview
Key Concepts
Key Guidelines for Implementation
Administration Console Access
Web Management Access
SNMP Access
Standards, Protocols, and Related Reading
3.1Management Access Overview
The switch gives you the flexibility to access and manage the switch using any or all of the following methods:
An administration console
Web browser interface
An external
The administration console and Web browser interface support are embedded in the switch software and are available for immediate use. Each of these management methods has their own advantages. Table
Method | Advantages | Disadvantages |
Console | ‧No IP address or subnet needed | ‧Must be near switch or use |
| ‧Not convenient for remote users | |
| ‧Telnet functionality and HyperTerminal built into | ‧Modem connection may prove to be unreliable |
| Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP operating | or slow |
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Web | ‧Ideal for configuring the switch remotely | ‧Security can be compromised (hackers need |
Browser | ‧Compatible with all popular browsers | only know the IP address and subnet mask) |
| ‧Can be accessed from any location | ‧May encounter lag times on poor connections |
| ‧Most visually appealing |
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SNMP | ‧Communicates with switch functions at the MIB | ‧Requires SNMP manager software |
Agent | level | ‧Least visually appealing of all three methods |
| ‧Based on open standards | ‧Some settings require calculations |
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