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3: S
HAPTER
ETTING
Methods of
Managing a Switch
Command Line
Interface
Management
U
M
P FOR
ANAGEMENT
To manage your Switch you can use one of the following methods:
Command line interface management
■
Command line interface management using SSH
■
Web interface management
■
SNMP management
■
Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to
manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally using a console port
connection (see Figure 7), or remotely over the network (see Figure 8).
Figure 7 CLI Management using the Console Port
Workstation
(with terminal emulation
software installed)
Figure 8 CLI Management over the Network
Workstation
Refer to "Setting Up Command Line Interface Management" on
page 46.
Console Cable
Connect over Network
via Telnet
Switch
Console Port
Connection
Switch