Planet GS-5220-24T4XVR - Management Access Overview

User’s Manual of GS-5220 LCD Series
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3.2 Management Access Overview
The Managed Switch gives you the flexibility to access and manage it using any or all of the following methods:
 An administration console
 Web browser interface
 An external SNMP-based network management application
The administration console and Web browser interface support are embedded in the Managed Switch software
and are available for immediate use. Each of these management methods has their own advantages. Table 3-1
compares the three management methods.
Method Advantages Disadvantages
Console
• No IP address or subnet needed
• Text-based
• Telnet functionality and
HyperTerminal built into Windows
95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP operating
systems
• Secure
• Must be near the switch or use dial-up
connection
• Not convenient for remote users
• Modem connection may prove to be
unreliable or slow
Web
Browser
• Ideal for configuring the switch
remotely
• Compatible with all popular
browsers
• Can be accessed from any location
• Most visually appealing
• Security can be compromised (hackers
need only know the IP address and
subnet mask)
• May encounter lag times on poor
connections
SNMP Agent
• Communicates with switch
functions at the MIB level
• Based on open standards
• Requires SNMP manager software
• Least visually appealing of all three
methods
• Some settings require calculations
• Security can be compromised (hackers
need only know the community name)
Table 3-1 Comparison of Management Methods