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8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch User's Guide
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ANAGEMENT AND
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ONCEPTS
This chapter discusses many of the concepts and features used to manage the switch, as well as the concepts necessary for
the user to understand the functioning of the Switch. Further, this chapter explains many important points regarding these
features.
Configuring the Switch to implement these concepts and make use of its many features is discussed in detail in the next
chapters.
Some concepts are presented that are not currently implemented on the Switch. They are included to give a user who is
unfamiliar with the concepts a brief overview of IP routing that is more complete – aid in the incorporation of the DGS-
3308 in existing IP routed networks.
Local Console Management
A local console is a terminal or a workstation running a terminal emulation program that is connected directly to the
switch via the RS-232 console port on the front of the switch. A console connection is referred to as an 'Out-of-Band'
connection, meaning that console is connected to the switch using a different circuit than that used for normal network
communications. So, the console can be used to set up and manage the switch even if the network is down.
Local console management uses the terminal connection to operate the console program built-in to the Switch (see Chapter
6, "Using the Console Interface"). A network administrator can manage, control and monitor the switch from the console
program.
The DGS-3308 contains a CPU, memory for data storage, flash memory for configuration data, operational programs, and
SNMP agent firmware. These components allow the Switch to be actively managed and monitored from either the console
port or the network itself (out-of-band, or in-band).
Diagnostic (console) port (RS-232 DCE)
Out-of-band management requires connecting a terminal, such as a VT-100 or a PC running a terminal emulation program
(such as HyperTerminal, which is automatically installed with Microsoft Windows) a to the RS-232 DCE console port of
the Switch. Switch management using the RS-232 DCE console port is called Local Console Management to differentiate
it from management performed via management platforms, such as D-View, HP OpenView, etc. Web-based Management
describes management of the Switch performed over the network (in-band) using the switch's built-in Web-based
management program (see Chapter 7, "Web-based Network Management"). The operations to be performed and the
facilities provided by these two built-in programs are identical.
The console port is set at the factory for the following configuration:
Baud rate:
9,600
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