Nortel Networks 42C4911 Switch User Manual


 
42C4911, January 2007 3
Contents
Preface 15
Who Should Use This Guide 15
What You’ll Find in This Guide 16
Typographic Conventions 18
How to Get Help 19
Part 1: Basic Switching 21
Chapter 1: Accessing the Switch 23
Management module setup 24
Factory-Default vs. MM assigned IP Addresses 24
Default Gateway 25
Configuring management module for switch access 25
External management port setup 28
Configuring the external management interface 28
Using Telnet 29
Connect to the Switch via SSH 29
BOOTP Relay Agent 29
DHCP Relay Agent 31
Using the Browser-Based Interface 33
Configuring BBI Access via HTTP 33
Configuring BBI Access via HTTPS 33
Using SNMP 36
SNMP v1.0 36
SNMP v3.0 36
Configuring SNMP Trap Hosts 39
Securing Access to the Switch 43
RADIUS Authentication and Authorization 44
TACACS+ Authentication 48