Chapter 4 Switch Management; Management Options; Out-Of-Band Management - Digitalchina Networks DCS-3950 series Manual

Chapter 4 Switch Management

4.1 Management Options

After purchasing the switch, the user needs to configure the switch for network
management. DCS-3950 series provides two management options: in-band management
and out-of-band management.

4.1.1 Out-of-band Management

Out-of-band management is the management through Console interface. Generally,
the user will use out-of-band management for the initial switch configuration, or when
in-band management is not available. For instance, the user must assign an IP address to
the switch via the Console interface to be able to access the switch through Telnet.
The procedures for management via Console interface are listed below:
Step 1: setting up the environment:
Fig 4-1 Out-of-band Management Configuration Environment
The serial port (RS-232) is connected to the switch with the serial cable provided. The
table below lists all the devices used in the connection.
Device Name
PC machine
Serial port cable
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Connect with serial port
Description
Has functional keyboard and RS-232, with terminal
emulator installed, such as the HyperTerminal included in
Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP.
One end attach to the RS-232 serial port, the other end to
the Console port of DCS-3950 series.
Functional Console port required.
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