3Com 4500G Getting Started Guide - Page 37

User View, System View, Command Line, Interface, Management using, Web Interface, Management

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Methods of Managing a Switch 37 There are two main views in the CLI: ■ User View This view is shown when you first connect to the switch and shows basic information about operation and statistics. The prompt for user view is . ■ System View This view enables you to configure the system parameters. To display this view, from user view enter system-view. The prompt for system view is [4500G]. Command Line Interface Management using SSH The Switch 4500G supports Secure Shell version 2.0 (SSHv2.0), allowing secure access to the Command Line Interface of the switch. If you use SSH to administer your switch and the network traffic is intercepted, no passwords or configuration information will be visible in the data. To securely administer the switch using the Command Line Interface you need a third party SSH client. Web Interface Each switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you to manage the Management switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network (see Figure 22). Figure 22 Web Interface Management over the Network Workstation Switch Connect over Network via web browser Refer to "Setting Up Web Interface Management" on page 52.

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Methods of Managing a Switch
37
There are two main views in the CLI:
User View
This view is shown when you first connect to the switch and shows
basic information about operation and statistics. The prompt for user
view is
<4500G>
.
System View
This view enables you to configure the system parameters. To display
this view, from user view enter
system-view
. The prompt for system
view is [4500G].
Command Line
Interface
Management using
SSH
The Switch 4500G supports Secure Shell version 2.0 (SSHv2.0), allowing
secure access to the Command Line Interface of the switch.
If you use SSH to administer your switch and the network traffic is
intercepted, no passwords or configuration information will be visible in the
data. To securely administer the switch using the Command Line Interface
you need a third party SSH client.
Web Interface
Management
Each switch has an internal set of web pages that allow you to manage the
switch using a Web browser remotely over an IP network (see Figure 22).
Figure 22
Web Interface Management over the Network
Refer to “Setting Up Web Interface Management” on page 52.
Workstation
Switch
Connect over Network
via web browser