3Com PS Hub 40 Switch User Manual


 
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Introduction 1-3
Management
Features
Complete SmartAgent™ management which is built into each hub;
no additional management cards are needed. When PS Hubs are
stacked, the management is distributed between all hubs in the
stack.
Easy to use built-in management interfaces for configuration of your
hub or stack locally or over the network:
A Command Line Interface for quick configuration of IP
information for the hub.
A web interface for comprehensive management of the hub
using any suitable web browser.
Additional management software (supplied on the CD-ROM),
including 3Com’s Transcend
®
Quick Configuration Manager for
Windows
®
.
An implementation of SNMP for management over the network,
using the IP protocol.
Support for traps (messages) which can alert an SNMP network
management station of any problems.
Built-in security and resilience, which protects your network.
Port switching — Allows you to build up workgroups by switching
ports easily between the four internal segments. When stacked, all
four segments are carried between the hubs by cascade cables.
Automated load balancing — Configures the segments so that the
traffic is distributed evenly across them, making the segments more
efficient. It also analyses inter-segment traffic and moves frequently
communicating ports to the same segment.