Methods Of Managing A Switch; Command Line Interface Management - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Getting Started Manual

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Methods of
Managing a Switch
Command Line
Interface
Management
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To manage your Switch you can use one of the following methods:

Command line interface management

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Command line interface management using SSH
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Web interface management
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SNMP management
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Each Switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to
manage the Switch from a workstation, either locally via a console port
connection (see Figure
Figure 7 CLI Management via 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"
page 44.
There are two main views in the CLI:
User View — this view is shown when you first connect to the Switch
and shows basic information about operation and statistics. The prompt
for user view is <SW5500-XX> (where xx is either SI or EI).
System View — this view enables you to configure the system
parameters. To display this view, from user view enter system-view.
The prompt for system view is [SW5500-XX].
7), or remotely over the network (see
Console Cable
Connect over Network
via Telnet
Figure 8).
Switch
Console Port
Connection
Switch
on