Starting A Hub Console Session - HP 10Base-T Hub 24M Manual

Running the Hub Console
Overview of the Hub Console
The hub console interface enables you use a PC, running a terminal emulator,
or a standard ASCII terminal to do the following:
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The 10Base-T hubs are "plug-and-go" network devices. They are shipped with
a factory default configuration that will work for most network situations. All
the hub ports are enabled, and the DHCP/BOOTP is enabled so the hub can
automatically acquire an IP address from a properly configured DHCP or
BOOTP server.
For this basic hub operation, it is not necessary to use the console, but you
can use the console for the uses listed above.

Starting a Hub Console Session

The hub console interface can be run on a PC that has a terminal emulator
program, or on a standard ASCII or ANSI terminal. You can connect the
console to the hub in the following ways:
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modify the hub's configuration
configure the hub with an IP address that enables the hub to be managed
from an SNMP-based network management station, through the hub's
Browser Interface, described in chapter 4, "Running the Browser Inter-
face", or through Telnet access to the console interface.
control console security by configuring passwords
monitor the hub and its port status
monitor the network activity through a set of counters
download new software to the hub
directly, through an out-of-band RS-232 serial connection (using a serial
cable)
remotely, using an out-of-band modem connection
over the network (in-band) through a Telnet session (requires that the hub
have an IP address)