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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