Web Browser Management - GE 82-POE User Manual

Table 1: Management Methods Comparison
Method
• Ideal for configuring the switch
Web Browser
remotely
• Compatible with all popular
browsers
• Can be accessed from any location
• Most visually appealing
• Communicates with switch
SNMP Agent
functions at the MIB level
• Based on open standards
• No IP address or subnet needed
Console
• Text-based
• Telnet functionality and
HyperTerminal built into Windows
95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP operating
systems
• Secure

Web Browser Management

The Managed Switch offers management features that allow users to manage the
Managed Switch from anywhere on the network through a standard browser such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer. After you set up your IP address for the switch, you can
access the Managed Switch's Web interface applications directly in your Web
browser by entering the IP address of the Managed Switch.
You can then use your Web browser to list and manage the Managed Switch
configuration parameters from one central location, just as if you were directly
connected to the Managed Switch's console port. Web Management requires either
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Safari or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later.
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Advantages
Chapter 3: Switch Management
Disadvantages
• Security can be compromised
(hackers need only know the IP
address and subnet mask)
• May encounter lag times on poor
connections
• Requires SNMP manager software
• Least visually appealing of all three
methods
• Some settings require calculations
• Security can be compromised
(hackers need only know the
community name)
• Must be near switch or use dial-up
connection
• Not convenient for remote users
• Modem connection may prove to be
unreliable or slow
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