Asante Technologies 3500 - Manual (Page 11)

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Asanté IntraCore 3500 Series
From left to right, the back panel, shown below, contains: a console
port; a 12V DC jack for an external power supply (IC35-RPS12, US
part number 99-00777-01, sold separately); an AC socket (for pri-
mary power) and a power switch.
1.4 Management and Configuration
There are three different methods by which a user can manage the
switch: web, console/telnet, or with SNMP software. You may prefer
using a web browser to be able to configure the switch from any
local or remote computer, via the network, or you may wish to use a
console for out-of-band management. SNMP is an advanced man-
agement application, and is mostly automatic, giving you the infor-
mation without having to go through an interface step by step (Note:
The switch is shipped with BootP support. See Appendix F of the
User’s Manual for more information on setting up BootP).
1.4.1 Console Interface
Users can access the switch in a more traditional way by connect-
ing a PC or terminal to the console port or by telnet across the net-
work. The menus are organized in a manner similar to the web-
based interface. A detailed description can be found in Chapter 3
Configuration of the User’s Manual. Users must use a console con-