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2. Switch Management
To set up the Managed Switch, the user needs to configure the Managed Switch
for network management. The Managed Switch provides two management options:
Out-of-Band Management
and
In-Band Management
.
Out-of-Band Management
Out-of-band management is the management through Console interface.
Generally, the user will use out-of-band management for the initial switch
configuration,
or when in-band management is not available.
In-Band Management
In-band management refers to the management by logging in to the Managed
Switch using Telnet or HTTP, or using SNMP management software to configure the
Managed Switch. In-band management enables the management of the Managed
Switch to attach some devices to the Switch. The following procedures are required
to enable in-band management:
1. Logon to console
2. Assign/Configure IP address
3. Create a remote login account
4. Enable HTTP or Telnet server on the Managed Switch
In case in-band management fails due to Managed Switch configuration changes,
out-of-band management can be used for configuring and managing the Managed
Switch.
