D-Link DGS-3620-52P Web UI Reference Guide - Page 49

xStack® DGS-3620 Series Layer 3 Managed Stackable Gigabit Switch Web UI Reference Guide Click the Apply button to accept the changes made. To learn more about the D-Link Green Technologies, go to http://green.dlink.com/ for more details. Out of Band Management Settings This window is used to configure the out of band management port settings. To view the following window, click Management > Out of Band Management Settings, as show below: Figure 3-17 Out of Band management Settings window The fields that can be configured are described below: Parameter Description IP Address Enter the IP address of the interface. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of the IP address. Gateway Enter the gateway IP address of the out-of-band management network. Status Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable the interface status. Click the Apply button to accept the changes made. Session Table Users can display the management sessions since the Switch was last rebooted. To view the following window, click Management > Session Table, as show below: Figure 3-18 Session Table window Click the Refresh button to refresh the display table so that new entries will appear. Single IP Management Simply put, D-Link Single IP Management is a concept that will stack switches together over Ethernet instead of using stacking ports or modules. There are some advantages in implementing the "Single IP Management" feature: 1. SIM can simplify management of small workgroups or wiring closets while scaling the network to handle increased bandwidth demand. 2. SIM can reduce the number of IP address needed in your network. 3. SIM can eliminate any specialized cables for stacking connectivity and remove the distance barriers that typically limit your topology options when using other stacking technology. Switches using D-Link Single IP Management (labeled here as SIM) must conform to the following rules: 39