3Com OfficeConnect User Manual - page 32
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HAPTER
3: A
BOUT
S
WITCH
M
ANAGEMENT
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Restart the switch to refresh its statistics and apply
any new IP, SLIP and default router information.
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Initialize the switch to return it to its factory
default settings (IP, SLIP and default router
information is retained).
How You Can Manage Your Switch
Each OfficeConnect managed product (including the
OfficeConnect Switch 140M) is a separate
manageable entity, which means that you manage
each unit individually.
The switch has management built into it. There is:
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A web interface
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A Command Line Interface (CLI)
Alternatively, you can manage your switch alongside
all the other managed units in your network, using an
SNMP (IP/IPX-based) network management
application, refer to
Web Interface
The switch’s web interface provides easy
management of the switch. It behaves in a similar
way to a web site on the World Wide Web in that
you access it using a web browser. You use its
different pages to change the network information in
your switch and perform different management tasks.
“Making a Management Connection to Your Switch”
on page 3-4 describes how to access the web
interface.
describes how to use it.
Command Line Interface
The switch’s Command Line Interface (CLI) is a simple
text-based user interface which allows you to
configure some network information for your switch.
The CLI provides just a subset of the web interface’s
functionality but is intended as a quick setup tool, to
get your switch ready for management over the
network. You can use a Terminal or Terminal emulator
to access the CLI using a direct connection or across
the network, using Telnet (with IP configured).
“Making a Management Connection to Your Switch”
on page 3-4 describes how to access the CLI.
describes how to use it.