3Com 5500-EI - Methods of Managing a Switch

56 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
Methods of
Managing a Switch
You can manage your switch using 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 using a console port
connection (see
Figure 21), or remotely over the network (see Figure 22).
Figure 21 CLI Management via the Console Port
Figure 22 CLI Management over the Network
For a description on how you can set up command line interface
management using a local console port connection or over the network,
refer to
“Setting Up Command Line Interface Management” on page 69.
There are two main views in the CLI:
■ User View — this view displays when you first connect to the switch
and provides basic information about its operation and statistics. The
prompt for user view is <SW5500-XX> (where xx is either SI or EI).
■ System View — this view enables you to configure the system
parameters. To display this view, from user view enter system-view.
The prompt for system view is [SW5500-XX].
Console Port
Connection
Workstation
(with terminal emulation
software installed)
Console Cable
Switch
Switch
Workstation
Connect over Network
via Telnet