Using The Webview Management Tool; Using Snmp To Manage The Switch; User Accounts - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6250 Management Manual

Logging Into the Switch

Using the WebView Management Tool

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HTTP—The switch has a Web browser management interface for users logging in through HTTP.
This management tool is called WebView. For more information about using WebView, see
Chapter 11, "Using WebView."

Using SNMP to Manage the Switch

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SNMP—Any standard SNMP browser may be used for logging into the switch. See
SNMP."

User Accounts

User accounts may be configured and stored directly on the switch, and user accounts may also be config-
ured and stored on an external authentication server or servers.
The accounts include a username and password. In addition, they also specify the user's privileges or end-
user profile, depending on the type of user account. In either case, the user is given read-only or read-write
access to particular commands.
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Local User Database
See Chapter 9, "Managing Switch User
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External Authentication Servers
The switch may be set up to communicate with external authentication servers that contain user informa-
tion. The user information includes usernames and passwords; it may also include privilege information or
reference an end-user profile name.
For information about setting up the switch to communicate with external authentication servers, see the
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Network Configuration Guide.
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Switch Management Guide
Accounts,"for information about creating accounts on the switch.
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Overview of Switch Login Components
Chapter 3, "Using
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