Quick; Etup For Management Access; About System Management; How Do You Want To Manage The System - 3Com CoreBuilder 3500 Getting Started Manual

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This chapter provides easy instructions for configuring
the CoreBuilder ® 3500 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 System Management

The Administration Console is an internal,
character-oriented, menu-driven user interface for
performing system administration. You can access the
Administration Console using the serial ports or
Internet Protocol (IP). For more information, see the
Command Reference Guide on the Software and
Documentation CD.
For more complete network management, use an
external SNMP-based application, such as 3Com's
Transcend ® Enterprise Manager or another network
management application, and access the system
using IP.
3Com also provides the embedded Web
Management suite of applications. This set of system
administration tools allows you to manage the system
over the Internet through a Web browser. The
Software and Documentation CD includes some
additional installable tools and the Web Management
User Guide.
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How Do You Want to Manage the System?

Table 13 describes the access mechanisms.
Table 13 Management Access Mechanisms
Access
Mechanism Access Description
Terminal Connect directly to the
Administration Console and
stay attached during system
reboots
Modem Access the Administration
Console from remote sites
IP Access the Administration
Console using rlogin or
Telnet commands
OR
Use an external SNMP
management application to
communicate with the SNMP
agent
OR
Access the system's Web
Management software across
the Internet with a Web
browser
These management access mechanisms are described
more completely in the next sections.
Interface
Terminal serial port
Modem serial port
Port assigned an IP
address