IBM 8275 User Manual

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Terminal Interface - TelnetTelnet console management can be performed through an Ethernet port (In-bandconnectivity). You must configure an Ethernet IP address before using Telnetconsole management (Refer to “Chapter 3. Configuring your 8275-416” on page 17for initially configuring IP information for your 8275-416 .You can use any Telnet application that emulates a VT100 terminal to establish aTelnet Console management session. Up to five concurrent Telnet sessions aresupported. For security, the Telnet session can be automatically logged off after acertain time of inactivity. You configure the time of inactivity from 0 to 60 minutes;the default is 5 minutes.The terminal interface is menu driven and can be used to manage the 8275-416through the EIA 232 port or a Telnet session. For security, a log in userid andpassword is required. Multiple userids and associated passwords can be created.Two levels of access privileges are supported: read/write and read-only.See “Appendix D. Interface Conventions for the Console” on page 83 for adescription of the terminal keys. You may need to configure your terminalapplication to enable use of these keys.See “Chapter 4. Using the Terminal Interface” on page 25 for a description of theterminal interface panels.SNMP-Based Management InterfaceThe 8275-416 has an SNMP agent that supports SNMP Version 1 which allows it tobe managed by any SNMP-based application (for example, Nways CampusManager which supports the MIBs that the 8275-416 supports). MIBs supported bythe 8275-416 are shown in Table 3.Table 3. MIBs Supported by the 8275-416 .MIBs SupportedMIB-II (RFC 1213)Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges (RFC 1493)Figure 8. In-Band Connectivity14 8275-416 User’s Guide