3Com 5500-EI Getting Started Manual page 57

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Command Line The Switch 5500 supports Secure Shell version 2.0 (SSHv2), allowing
Interface secure access to the Command Line Interface of the switch.
Management using
If you use SSH to administer your switch, and the network traffic is
SSH
intercepted, no passwords or configuration information are visible in the
data. To securely administer the switch using the Command Line Interface
you need a third party SSH client.
Web Interface Each switch has an internal set of Web pages that allow you to manage
Management the switch using a Web browser remotely, over an IP network (see
Figure 23).
Figure 23 Web Interface Management over the Network
Switch
Workstation
Connect over Network
via web browser
For more information about how to set up web interface management
over the network, refer to "Setting Up Web Interface Management" on
page 71.
SNMP Management You can manage a switch using any network management workstation
running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in
Figure 24. For a description of 3Com Network Management applications,
please refer to Appendix E.
Figure 24 SNMP Management over the Network
SNMP Network Management
Switch
Workstation
Connect over Network
using SNMP
For more information about managing your switch using a network
management application, refer to "Setting Up SNMP Management" on
page 72.