Enterasys Networks 5H1XX User Manual

This chapter provides an overview of the tasks that may be accomplished using Local Management 
(LM), and an introduction to LM screen navigation, in-band and out-of-band network 
management, screen elements, and LM keyboard conventions. 

The switch module provides a menu-driven system configuration program referred to as Local 
Management. This program can be accessed by a direct or modem connection to the COM port on 
the switch module (out-of-band), or by a Telnet connection over the network (in-band).

The Local Management is based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). This SNMP 
agent permits a switch to be managed from any PC in the network using in-band management 
software. 

The switch module also includes an embedded HTTP Web agent. This Web agent can be accessed 
using a standard Web browser from any computer attached to the network.

The system configuration program and the SNMP agent support management functions such as:

Enable/disable any port

Set the communication mode for any port

Configure SNMP parameters

Select RMON options

Display system information or statistics

Configure the switch to join a Spanning Tree

Depending on the firmware version used in the switch module, some features described in this 
document may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the switch module to 
determine which features are supported.