Snmp-Based Network Management; Administration Console - Planet FGSD-1022P User Manual

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3.4 SNMP-Based Network Management

You can use an external SNMP-based application to configure and manage the Managed Switch, such as SNMPc Network
Manager, HP Openview Network Node Management (NNM) or What'sup Gold. This management method requires the
SNMP agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Management Station to use the same community string. This
management method, in fact, uses two community strings: the get community string and the set community string. If the
SNMP Net-work management Station only knows the set community string, it can read and write to the MIBs. However, if it
only knows the get community string, it can only read MIBs. The default gets and sets community strings for the Managed
Switch are public.
Figure 3-3: SNMP management

3.5 Administration Console

The administration console is an internal, character-oriented, and command line user interface for performing system
administration such as displaying statistics or changing option settings. Using this method, you can view the administration
console from a terminal, personal computer, Apple Macintosh, or workstation connected to the switch's console (serial)
port.
There are two ways to use this management method: via direct access or modem port access. The following sections
describe these methods. For more information about using the console, refer to Chapter 5 Console Management.
Figure 3-4: Console management
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