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Getting Started With Switch Configuration
Where to Go From Here: Networked Connections
The following types of networked connections are supported on an HP 2920
Switch:
■ Out-of-band networked connection through the dedicated Management
port
To use: Connect an RJ-45 network cable to the Mgmt port to manage an
HP 2920 Switch through Telnet from a remote PC or UNIX workstation.
To use this port, the switch must have an IP address. IP settings can be
configured through a Console port connection (see “Minimal Configura-
tion Through the Console Port Connection” on page 3- 2) or automatically
from a DHCP/Bootp server.
A networked out-of-band connection through the Mgmt port allows you
to manage data network switches from a physically and logically separate
management network.
For more information, refer to the “Network Out-of-Band Management
(OOBM)” appendix in the Management and Configuration Guide at
www.hp.com/networking/support.
■ In-band networked connection through a data port on the switch
To use: Connect a PC or UNIX workstation with a VT-100 terminal
emulator directly to a switch data port. Then access the switch via Telnet
from the workstation
To use Telnet, the switch must have an IP address. IP settings can be
configured through a Console port connection (see “Minimal Configura-
tion Through the Console Port Connection” on page 3- 2) or automatically
from a DHCP/Bootp server.
For more information on in-band and out-of-band networked connections for
switch management, refer to “Using the IP Address for Remote Switch
Management” on page 3- 6 and the Management and Configuration Guide
for your switch at www.hp.com/networking/support.
Management
Sessions
An HP 2920 Switch can simultaneously support one out-of-band serial console
session through the Console port and up to six in-band Telnet/TCP
(networked) sessions through data ports on the switch.
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