50 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT
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 20
).
Figure 20   Web interface management over the network
Refer to “Setting Up Web Interface Management” on page 52.
SNMP Management You can manage a Switch using any network management workstation 
running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in 
Figure 21
. For example, you can use the 3Com Network Supervisor 
software that is provided on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch.
Figure 21   SNMP management over the network
Refer to “Setting Up SNMP Management” on page 53.
Setting Up 
Command Line 
Interface 
Management
This section describes how you can set up command line interface 
management using a local console port connection or over the network.
CLI Management via
the Console Port
To manage a Switch using the command line interface via the local 
console port connection:
1 Ensure you have connected your workstation to the console port correctly 
as described in “Connecting to the Console Port”
 on page 42.
2 Your Switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured 
through the CLI via its console port.
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