Advantages Of Using The Menu Interface - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

To use HP ProCurve Manager or HP ProCurve Manager Plus, refer to the
Getting Started Guide and the Administrator's Guide, which are available
electronically with the software for these applications. For more information,
visit the HP ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve.

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

Figure 2-1. Example of the Console Interface Display (3400cl/6400cl Switches)
■; Provides quick, easy management access to a menu-driven subset of
switch configuration and performance features:
• IP addressing
• VLANs and GVRP
• Port Security
• Port and Static Trunk Group
• Spanning Tree
The menu interface also provides access for:
• Setup screen
• Event Log display
• Switch and port
status displays
■; Offers out-of-band access (through the RS-232 connection) to the
switch, so network bottlenecks, crashes, lack of configured or correct IP
address, and network downtime do not slow or prevent access
Selecting a Management Interface
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface
• System information
• Local passwords
• SNMP communities
• Time protocols
• Stacking (3400cl/6400cl switches only)
• Switch and port statistic and counter displays
• Reboots
• Software downloads
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