Dell PowerConnect 8100 User's Configuration Guide - Page 54

System Management Features Multiple Management Options You can use any of the following methods to manage the switch: • Use a web browser to access the Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator interface. The switch contains an embedded Web server that serves HTML pages. • Use a telnet client, SSH client, or a direct console connection to access the CLI. The CLI syntax and semantics conform as much as possible to common industry practice. • Use a network management system (NMS) to manage and monitor the system through SNMP. The switch supports SNMP v1/v2c/v3 over the UDP/IP transport protocol. Nearly all switch features support a preconfiguration capability, even when the feature is not enabled or the required hardware is not present. Preconfigured capabilities become active only when enabled (typically via an admin mode control) or when the required hardware is present (or both). For example, a port can be preconfigured with both trunk and access mode information. The trunk mode information is applied only when the port is placed into trunk mode and the access mode information is only applied when the port is placed into access mode. Likewise, OSPF routing can be configured in the switch without being enabled on any port. This capability is present in all of the management options. System Time Management You can configure the switch to obtain the system time and date through a remote Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server, or you can set the time and date locally on the switch. You can also configure the time zone and information about time shifts that might occur during summer months. If you use SNTP to obtain the time, you can require communications between the switch and the SNTP server to be encrypted. For information about configuring system time settings, see "Managing General System Settings" on page 239. 54 Switch Features