3com Switch 4500G 24-Port Switch 4500G 48-Port Switch 4500G PWR 24-Port Switch 4500G PWR 48-Port Manual De Usuario

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. 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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You can manage your switch using the:

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Command line interface

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Command line interface using SSH

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Web interface 

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SNMP

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 17), or remotely over the network (see Figure 18).