3Com 5500-EI - Setting U P for Management

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SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
To make full use of the features offered by your switch, and to change
and monitor the way it works, you use management software that
resides on the switch. Managing the switch can help you to improve its
efficiency and, therefore, the overall performance of your network.
This chapter explains the initial setup and the methods by which you can
access the management software to manage the switch. It includes the
following topics:
■ Methods of Managing a Switch
■ Setting Up Your Switch
■ Manually Configuring the IP Information
■ Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information
■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management
■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH
■ Setting Up Web Interface Management
■ Setting Up SNMP Management
■ Changing the Default Passwords
■ Downloading the Configuration Conversion Utility