2. Switch Management
To setup the Managed Switch, the user needs to congure the Managed Switch
for network management. The XGS3 Managed Switch provides two management
options: Out-of-Band managementandIn-Band management.
Out-of-Band Management
Out-of-band management is the management through Console interface.
Generally, the user will use out-of-band management for the initial switch
conguration,orwhenin-bandmanagementisnotavailable.
IMPORTANT!
The Managed Switch is shipped without IP address assigned by
default. User must assign an IP address to the Managed Switch
viathe Console interfacetobe able toremoteaccesstheManaged
Switch through Telnet or HTTP.
In-Band Management
In-band management refers to the management by login to the Managed Switch
usingTelnet,HTTP,orusingSNMPmanagementsoftwaretoconguretheManaged
Switch. In-band management enables management of the Managed Switch for
some devices attached to the Switch. Following procedures are required to enable
In-bandmanagement:
1. Logon Console
2.Assign/CongureIPAddress
3. Create a remote login account
4.EnableHTTPorTelnetserverontheManagedSwitch
In the case when in-band management fails due to Managed Switch conguration
changes, out-of-band management can be used for conguring and managing the
ManagedSwitch.
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