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‧Most visually appealing
‧Communicates with switch functions at
SNMP
Agent
the MIB level
‧Based on open standards
3.1.1 Administration Console
The administration console is an internal, character-oriented, and command line user interface for
performing system administration such as displaying statistics or changing option settings. Using this
method, you can view the administration console from a terminal, personal computer, Apple Macintosh,
or workstation connected to the switch's console (serial) port.
There are two ways to use this management method: via direct access or modem port access. The
following sections describe these methods. For more information about using the console, refer to
Chapter 5 Command Line Interface Console Management.
3.1.2 Direct Access
Direct access to the administration console is achieved by directly connecting a terminal or a PC
equipped with a terminal-emulation program (such as HyperTerminal) to the switch console (serial) port.
When using this management method, a null-modem cable is required to connect the switch to the PC.
After making this connection, configure the terminal-emulation program to use the following parameters:
The default parameters are:
384,00 bps
8 data bits
Table 3-1 Management Methods Comparison
‧May encounter lag times on poor
connections
‧Requires SNMP manager software
‧Least visually appealing of all three
methods
‧Some settings require calculations
‧Security can be compromised
(hackers need only know the
community name)
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