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If you do not intend to use the command line interface via the console
port to manage the Switch, you can logout, disconnect the serial cable
and close the terminal emulator software.
Methods of
Managing a Switch
Once you have completed the initial set up of your Switch, you can
decide how you wish to manage the Switch. You can use one of the
following methods:
■ Command line interface management
■ 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 12), or remotely over the network (see Figure 13).
Figure 12 CLI management via the console port
Figure 13 CLI management over the network
Refer to “Setting Up Command Line Interface Management” on
page 40.
Web Interface
Management
Each Switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you to manage
the Switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network (see
Figure 14).
Console Port
Connection
Standard Null Modem Cable
Workstation
(with terminal emulation
software installed)
Switch
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