50 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
Methods of
Managing a Switch
To manage your Switch you can use one of the following methods:
■ Command line interface management
■ Command line interface management using SSH
■ Web interface management
■ SNMP management
Command Line
Interface
Management
Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to
manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally via a console port
connection (see Figure 17
), or remotely over the network (see Figure 18).
Figure 17 CLI Management via the Console Port
Figure 18 CLI Management over the Network
Refer to “Setting Up Command Line Interface Management” on
page 64
.
Command Line
Interface
Management using
SSH
The Switch 5500 Family supports Secure Shell version 1.5 (SSHv1.5),
allowing secure access to the Command Line Interface of the Switch.
If you use SSH to administer your Switch and the network traffic is
intercepted, no passwords or configuration information will be visible in
the data. To securely administer the Switch using the Command Line
Interface you need a third party SSH client.
Console Port
Connection
Workstation
(with terminal emulation
software installed)
Console Cable
Switch
Switch
Workstation
Connect over Network
via Telnet
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