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1 Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
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z Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
z Introduction to the User Interface
Logging In to an Ethernet Switch
To manage or configure a Switch 4210, you can log in to it in one of the following three methods:
z Command Line Interface
z Web-based Network Management Interface
z Network Management Station
The following table shows the configurations corresponding to each method:
Method Tasks
Logging In Through the Console Port
Logging In Through Telnet
Logging In Using a Modem
Command Line Interface
CLI Configuration
Web-based Network Management Interface
Logging In Through the Web-based Network
Management Interface
Network Management Station Logging In Through NMS
Introduction to the User Interface
Supported User Interfaces
The auxiliary (AUX) port and the console port of a 3Com low-end and mid-range Ethernet switch are the
same port (referred to as console port in the following part). You will be in the AUX user interface if you
log in through this port.
Switch 4210 supports two types of user interfaces: AUX and VTY.
z AUX user interface: A view when you log in through the AUX port. AUX port is a line device port.
z Virtual type terminal (VTY) user interface: A view when you log in through VTY. VTY port is a
logical terminal line used when you access the device by means of Telnet or SSH.
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