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4: Switch Management
XPress-Pro SW 94000 User Guide 25
Internet Explorer
If you use Internet Explorer, install the latest 4.01 Service Pack 1. This service pack
makes Internet Explorer Year 2000 compliant and fixes other product-support issues.
Download the 4.01 Service Pack 1 from the following location:
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/iebuild/ie4sp1_win32/en/ie4sp1_win32.htm
If the above link is unavailable, download the service pack from the Microsoft home page:
http://www.microsoft.com
SNMP-Based Network Management
You can use an external SNMP-based application to configure and manage the Xpress-
Pro SW 94000 switch. This management method requires the SNMP agent on the
Xpress-Pro SW 94000 switch and the SNMP Network Management Station to use the
same community string. This management method, in fact, 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 community string, it can only read MIBs. The
default get and set community strings for the Xpress-Pro SW 94000 switch are public.
Protocols
The Xpress-Pro SW 94000 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 workstation.
Because Telnet runs over TCP/IP, you must have at least one IP address configured on
the Xpress-Pro SW 94000 switch before you can establish access to it with a virtual
terminal protocol.
Note: Terminal emulation is different from a virtual terminal protocol in that you
must connect a terminal directly to the console port.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SNMP is the standard management protocol for multivendor IP networks. SNMP
supports transaction-based queries that allow the protocol to format messages and to
transmit information between reporting devices and data-collection programs. SNMP runs
on top of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP), offering a connectionless-mode service.
Management Architecture
All of the management application modules use the same Messaging Application
Programming Interface (MAPI). By unifying management methods with a single MAPI,
configuration parameters set using one method (e.g. console port) are immediately
displayed the other management methods (e.g. SNMP agent of web browser).