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ZT8101 User’s Manual 17
Installation and Initial Setup
Link / Speed LED Mode
Getting Started with Management
The switch contains the following components:
• A CPU
• Memory for data storage
• Flash memory for configuration data, operational programs, and SNMP agent firmware.
These components allow you to manage and monitor the switch from either the board’s serial port
or the network itself. You can configure and manage the switch from these locations:
• A terminal or a workstation running terminal emulation software and connected to the switch
via the RS-232 port.
• A workstation connected to the network and running Telnet.
• A workstation connected to the network and running a Web browser.
To access the switch via Telnet or a Web browser, you must assign the switch an appropriate IP
address for your network. To do this, you must access the switch using the RS-232 port via the
Local Console.
This section explains how to
• Set up access to the Local Console
• Configure the switch’s IP address
Once you complete these tasks, you can access the switch from any of the three locations. Since the
Local Console and the Telnet Console use the same interface, chapter 4 explains how to access the
switch using Telnet and then explains all the configuration and management options in this
interface. Chapter 5 explains the Web Console. Both the Web and the Telnet/Serial interfaces
expose the same functionality. Chapter 3 describes some basic concepts that you should be familiar
with before configuring the switch.
Accessing the Local Console
The Local Console is a terminal or a workstation running a terminal emulation program that is
connected directly to the switch via the RS-232 console port on the front of the switch. Such a
connection is referred to as an “Out-of-Band” connection because the console is connected to the
switch using a different circuit than the circuit used for normal network communications. The
Local Console can be used to set up and manage the switch even when the network is down.
Port Type Status Meaning
10/100 Off 10 Mb/s
Solid Green 100 Mb/s
100/1000 Solid Green 100 Mb/s
Solid Amber 1000 Mb/s