Quick Setup For Management Access; About Switch 3900 System Management; How Do You Want To Manage The System - 3Com SuperStack II 10005622 Getting Started Manual

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ANAGEMENT
This chapter provides easy instructions for configuring
®
the SuperStack II Switch 3900 system for
management access. After you decide how you want
to manage your system, follow the configuration
instructions for your preferred type of management
access.

About Switch 3900 System Management

To configure and manage your Switch 3900 system,
you can use one of several applications:
Switch 3900 Administration Console
Other SNMP-based network management
applications
The Switch 3900 Administration Console is a
character-oriented, menu-driven user interface for
administering the system. You can access the
Administration Console in-band using the network
ports through the IP network protocol. For more
detailed information, see the SuperStack II Switch
3900 and 9300 Administration Guide.
For more complete network management, access the
system with an external SNMP-based management
application such as 3Com's Transcend Enterprise
Manager for UNIX or Windows or another network
management application.
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How Do You Want to Manage the System?

You can manage your system locally through a
terminal connection or through the network with an
IP connection. Table 5-1 describes the access
mechanisms.
Table 5-1 Management Access Mechanisms
Access
Mechanism Allows you to
Terminal Connect directly to the
Administration Console and
stay attached across system
reboots
Modem Connect remotely to the
Administration Console
IP Access the Administration
Console with the rlogin or
telnet commands. Or use an
external SNMP management
application to communicate
with the Switch 3900 SNMP
agent
These mechanisms are described more fully in the
next sections.
Using
Console port
Console port
One of the Ethernet
ports assigned to an
IP interface