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Chapter 4: Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch Management
After you set up your IP address for the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch, you
can access the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch’s Web interface applications
directly in your Web browser by entering the IP address of the Hardened Ethernet
Extender Switch. You can then use your Web browser to list and manage
Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch configuration parameters from one central
location, just as if you were directly connected to the Hardened Ethernet Extender
Switch’s console port.
4.4 SNMP-Based Network Management
You can use an external SNMP-based application to configure and manage the
Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch. This management method requires the SNMP
agent on the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch and the SNMP Network
Management Station to use the same community string. This management meth-
od uses two community strings: the get community string and the set community
string. If the SNMP Network management station only knows the set community
string, it can read and write to the MIBs. However, if it only knows the get com-
munity string, it can only read MIBs.
NOTE: The default get and set community strings for the Hardened Ethernet
Extender Switch are public.
4.5 Protocols
The Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch supports the following protocols:
Virtual Terminal Protocols, such as Telnet
A virtual terminal protocol is a software program, such as Telnet, that allows you
to establish a management session from a Macintosh, a PC, or a UNIX worksta-
tion. Because Telnet runs over TCP/IP, you must have at least one IP address con-
figured on the Hardened Ethernet Extender Switch before you can establish access
to it with a virtual terminal protocol.
NOTE: Terminal emulation is different from a virtual terminal protocol. In
emulation, you must connect a terminal directly to the console port,
but a virtual terminal protocol does not require direct connection.