Allied Telesis AT-SBXPWRPOE1 User Manual

Chapter 1: Overview

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The NET MGMT port is used by the control card to perform the features in 
Table 14. The control card uses the port to access your network to 
communicate with network devices, such as TFTP servers and Telnet and 
SSH client workstations.

An alternative to using the NET MGMT port is to configure the inband 
interface on the control card. The inband interface allows the card to 
communicate with your network over the backplane and line cards in the 
chassis.

You may use either the NET MGMT port or inband interface to give the 
control card access to your network, but you may not use both. For 
instructions on how to configure the NET MGMT port and inband interface, 
refer to the Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches.

Table 14.   Features that Use the NET MGMT Port

Ping

Used to test the NET MGMT port 
for network connectivity.

FTP client

Used with an FTP server on your 
network to download files to or 
upload files from the control card.

RADIUS client

Used for remote management 
authentication and 802.1x port-
based network access control.

RMON with SNMP

Used with the RMON portion of 
the MIB tree on an SNMP 
workstation to remotely monitor 
the switch.

Secure Shell server

Used to remotely manage the 
chassis with a Secure Shell client.

SNMPv1 and v2c

Used to remotely manage the 
chassis with SNMP.

SNTP client

Used to set the date and time on 
the control card, from an NTP or 
SNTP server on your network or 
the Internet.

Syslog client

Used to send the event messages 
from the control card to syslog 
servers on your network for 
storage.