STRIDE SE-SW5U - Page 51

Managed swiTCH
QuiCk sTarT
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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
In This Chapter...
Connecting to the Switch for the first time ...............................2–2
Connecting to the switch over Ethernet: .................................2–2
Setting up PC for USB connection to switch: .............................2–7
PC to switch using Serial Port: .........................................2–8
USB and Serial connection to switch with Terminal Software Program: ..........2–9
Default Setup ......................................................2–13
Why might you need a Managed Switch? ...............................2–16
Enhanced traffic filtering: ............................................2–16
Troubleshooting: ..................................................2–16
Redundancy: .....................................................2–16
Security: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–17
Better Network ‘Awareness’: ..........................................2–18