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Setting Up Command Line Interface Management, CLI Management via the Console Port - snmp

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48 CHAPTER 3: SETTING UP FOR MANAGEMENT Figure 22 SNMP management over the network Refer to "Setting Up SNMP Management" on page 51. Setting Up Command Line Interface Management This section describes how you can set up command line interface management using a local console port connection or over the network. CLI Management via To manage a Switch using the command line interface via the local the Console Port console port connection: 1 Ensure you have connected your workstation to the console port correctly as described in "Connecting to the Console Port" on page 40. 2 Your Switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured through the CLI via its console port. CLI Management over To manage a Switch using the command line interface over a network the Network using Telnet: 1 Ensure you have already set up the Switch with IP information as described in "Setting Up Overview" on page 34. 2 Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed. 3 Check you can communicate with the Switch by entering a ping command at the DOS prompt in the following format: c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch) If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been entered correctly and the Switch is powered up. 4 To open a Telnet session via the DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the Switch that you wish to manage in the following format:

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48
C
HAPTER
3: S
ETTING
U
P
FOR
M
ANAGEMENT
Figure 22
SNMP management over the network
Refer to
“Setting Up SNMP Management”
on
page 51
.
Setting Up
Command Line
Interface
Management
This section describes how you can set up command line interface
management using a local console port connection or over the network.
CLI Management via
the Console Port
To manage a Switch using the command line interface via the local
console port connection:
1
Ensure you have connected your workstation to the console port correctly
as described in
“Connecting to the Console Port”
on
page 40
.
2
Your Switch is now ready to continue being managed and/or configured
through the CLI via its console port.
CLI Management over
the Network
To manage a Switch using the command line interface over a network
using Telnet:
1
Ensure you have already set up the Switch with IP information as
described in
“Setting Up Overview”
on
page 34
.
2
Check that you have the IP protocol correctly installed on your
management workstation. You can check this by trying to browse the
World Wide Web. If you can browse, the IP protocol is installed.
3
Check you can communicate with the Switch by entering a
ping
command at the DOS prompt in the following format:
c:\ ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the Switch)
If you get an error message, check that your IP information has been
entered correctly and the Switch is powered up.
4
To open a Telnet session via the DOS prompt, enter the IP address of the
Switch that you wish to manage in the following format: