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Chapter 1 switch management, Configuration options, Switch management -1 – SMC Networks TigerStack 100 1000BASE-X User Manual

Page 13: Configuration options -1, Hapter, Witch, Anagement

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Configuration Options

For advanced management capability, the TigerStack 100 management
agent provides a menu-driven system configuration program. This
program can be accessed by a direct or modem connection to the serial
port on the rear panel (out-of-band), or by a Telnet connection over the
network (in-band).

The management agent is based on SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol). This SNMP agent permits the switch to be managed from any
PC in the network using in-band management software (such as SMC’s
EliteView).

The management agent also includes an embedded HTTP Web agent. This
Web agent can be accessed using a standard Web browser from any
computer attached to the network.

The system configuration program and the SNMP agent support
management functions such as:

Enable/disable any port

Set the communication mode for any port

Configure SNMP parameters

Configure VLANs or multicast filtering

Display system information or statistics

Configure the switch to join a Spanning Tree

Download system firmware

Restart the system