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20 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Figure 2 Web Interface Management over the Network
Refer to “Setting Up Web Interface Management” on page 27.
SNMP Management You can manage a switch using any network management workstation
running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) as shown in
Figure 3. For example, you can use the 3Com Network Director software,
available from the 3Com website.
Figure 3 SNMP Management over the Network
Refer to “Setting Up SNMP Management V1 or V2” on page 28.
Switch Setup
Overview
This section gives an overview of what you need to do to get your switch
set up and ready for management when it is in its default state. The
whole setup process is summarized in
Figure 4. Detailed procedural steps
are contained in the sections that follow. In brief, you need to:
■ Configure IP information manually for your switch or view the
automatically configured IP information
■ Prepare for your chosen method of management
Workstation
Switch
Connect over Network
via web browser
SNMP Network Management
Workstation
Switch
Connect over Network
using SNMP