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1.6 Management Options

The system may be managed out-of-band through the console port on the front panel or
in-band using Telnet, a Web Browser, or SNMP.

1.7 Web-based Management Interface

After you have successfully installed the switch, you can configure the switch, monitor the
LED panel, and display statistics graphically using a Web browser, such as Netscape
Navigator (version 6.2 and higher) or Microsoft® Internet Explorer (version 5.0).

NOTE: To access the switch through a Web browser, the computer running the Web
browser must have IP-based network access to the switch.

1.8 Command Line Console Interface
Through the Serial Port or Telnet

You can also connect a computer or terminal to the serial console port or use Telnet to
access the switch. The command-line-driven interface provides complete access to all
switch management features.

1.9 SNMP-Based Management

You can manage the switch with an SNMP-compatible console program. The switch
supports SNMP version 1.0, version 2.0, and version 3.0. The SNMP agent decodes the
incoming SNMP messages and responds to requests with MIB objects stored in the
database. The SNMP agent updates the MIB objects to generate statistics The switch
supports a comprehensive set of MIB extensions:

• RFC1643 Ether-like MIB
• RFC1493

Bridge

• RFC

2819

RMON

• RFC2233 Interface MIB
• RFC2571 (SNMP Frameworks)
• RFC2572 (Message Processing for SNMP)
• RFC2573 (SNMP Applications)
• RFC2576 (Coexistence between SNMPs)
• RFC2618

(Radius-Auth-Client-MIB)

• RFC2620

(Radius-Acc-Client-MIB)

• RFC

1724

(RIPv2-MIB)