3Com Switch 4210 Series Getting Started

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3 SETTING U P FOR M ANAGEMENTTo make full use of the features offered by your switch, and to change andmonitor the way it works, you have to access the management software thatresides on the switch. This is known as managing the switch.Managing the switch can help you to improve the efficiency of the switch andtherefore the overall performance of your network.This chapter explains the initial set up of the switch and the different methods ofaccessing the management software to manage a switch. It covers the followingtopics:■ Methods of Managing a Switch■ Setting Up Overview■ Manually Configuring IP Information■ Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH■ Setting Up Web Interface Management■ Setting Up SNMP Management■ Default Users and Passwords■ For information on the lost password procedure please refer to theConfiguration Guide that is supplied with your switch.Methods of Managinga SwitchTo manage your switch you can use one of the following methods:■ Command line interface management■ Command line interface management using SSH■ Web interface management■ SNMP managementCommand Line InterfaceManagementEach switch has a command line interface (CLI) that allows you to manage theswitch from a workstation, either locally using a console port connection (seeFigure 27), or remotely over the network (see Figure 28).