Extreme Networks Summit 200-24 - Managing the Switch; Overview of Switch Management Methods

Summit 200 Series Switch Installation and User Guide 53
5 Managing the Switch
This chapter describes the following topics:
• Overview on page 53
• Using the Console Interface on page 54
• Using Telnet on page 54
• Using Secure Shell 2 (SSH2) on page 57
• Using SNMP on page 58
• Authenticating Users on page 60
• Using Network Login on page 66
• Using EAPOL Flooding on page 71
• Using the Simple Network Time Protocol on page 72
Overview
Using ExtremeWare, you can manage the switch using the following methods:
• Access the CLI by connecting a terminal (or workstation with terminal-emulation software) to the
console port.
• Access the switch remotely using TCP/IP through one of the switch ports. Remote access includes:
— Telnet using the CLI interface.
— SSH2 using the CLI interface.
— SNMP access using ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager or another SNMP manager.
The switch supports up to the following number of concurrent user sessions:
• One console session
• Eight Telnet sessions
• Eight SSH2 sessions