Setting Up For Management
Page 4-2
IntraSwitch 5308FL Management
Overview The IntraSwitch 5308FL can be managed using any of the fol-
lowing methods:
Table 4-1 Management Options
This chapter describes how to connect to the IntraSwitch
5308FL using either out-of-band or in-band management, as
illustrated in Figure 4-1.
For information on using each management method, refer to
the following:
❏ Console or Telnet management — see Chapter
5, “Console Management.”
❏ World Wide Web browser — see the “Manual
Addendum: Web Browser Management”
included in your package.
❏ SNMP-based Network Management Software —
see “SNMP-based Management Software” on
page 4-7.
Method Type Description
Console out-of-band
management
local connection to the IntraSwitch
5308FL via the unit’s Console port
Telnet
(one session)
in-band
management
remote connection over the
network to the IntraSwitch 5308FL
via a terminal emulation program
World Wide
Web browser
in-band
management
remote connection to the
IntraSwitch 5308FL via a World
Wide Web browser
SNMP-based
Network
Management
Software
in-band
management
remote connection to the
IntraSwitch 5308FL via any SNMP-
based network management
application such as IntraSpection