3com 5500-ei pwr Quick Setup Guide

To make full use of the features offered by your Switch, and to change 
and monitor the way it works, you have to access the management 
software that resides on the Switch. This is known as managing the 
Switch.

Managing the Switch can help you to improve the efficiency of the 
Switch and therefore the overall performance of your network.

This chapter explains the initial set up of the Switch and the different 
methods of accessing the management software to manage a Switch. It 
covers the following topics:

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