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Local management, 1 overview, Chapter 5 – Cabletron Systems 2M46-04R User Manual

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2M46-04R/2M46-04RDC User’s Guide

5-1

CHAPTER 5

LOCAL MANAGEMENT

This chapter explains how to set up a management terminal to access
Local Management. It also explains how to use the Local Management
screens and commands.

5.1

OVERVIEW

Local Management for the 2M46-04R consists of a series of screens that
allow the management of the 2M46-04R. The screens allow the user to do
the following tasks:

Assign IP address and subnet mask

Select a default gateway

Control access by establishing community names

Download a new operation software image

Designate which Network Management Workstations receive SNMP
traps from the device

View statistics

Configure ports

Control the number of receive broadcasts that are switched out to the
other interfaces

There are three ways to access Local Management:

Locally using a VT type terminal connected to the COM port

Remotely using a VT type terminal connected through a modem

In-band through a Telnet connection

NOTE

If you have an HSIM-W6 or HSIM-W84 installed in your
2M46-04R, their Local Management screens can only be
accessed via their respective ASYNC ports. See the
associated HSIM user’s guides for more details.

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