3com 4500G Guía De Instalación Rápida
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C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Methods of
Managing a Switch
Managing a Switch
To manage your switch you can use one of the following methods:
■
Command line interface management
■
Command line interface management using SSH
■
Web interface management
■
SNMP management
Command Line
Interface
Management
Each switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to manage
the switch from a workstation, either locally using a console port
connection (see Figure 20), or remotely over the network (see Figure 21).
the switch from a workstation, either locally using a console port
connection (see Figure 20), or remotely over the network (see Figure 21).
Figure 20 CLI Management using the Console Port
Figure 21 CLI Management over the Network
Console Port
Connection
Workstation
(with terminal emulation
software installed)
Console Cable
Switch
Switch
Workstation
Connect over Network
via Telnet