Advantages Of Using The Menu Interface - HP Procurve 2650 Management And Configuration Manual

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

Figure 1-1. Example of the Console Interface Display
Provides quick, easy management access to a menu-driven subset of
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switch configuration and performance features:
• IP addressing
• VLANs and GVRP
• Port Security
• Port and Static Trunk Group
• Stack Management
The menu interface also provides access for:
• Setup screen
• Event Log display
• Switch and port
status displays
I Offers out-of-band access (through the RS-232 connection) to the
switch, so network bottlenecks, crashes, lack of configured or correct IP
address, and network downtime do not slow or prevent access
Enables Telnet (in-band) access to the menu functionality.
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I Allows faster navigation, avoiding delays that occur with slower
display of graphical objects over a web browser interface.
I Provides more security; configuration information and passwords are
not seen on the network.
Selecting a Management Interface

Advantages of Using the Menu Interface

• Spanning Tree
• System information
• Passwords
• SNMP communities
• Time protocols
• Switch and port statistic and counter
displays
• Reboots
• Software downloads
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