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Chapter 3
Using the Console Interface
Overview
This chapter describes how to configure and manage the BayStack Model 350T
10/100 Autosense Switch using the menu-driven console interface (CI). You can
access the CI menu screens through the service port located on the switch back
panel. You can also manage the BayStack 350T switch with Optivity network
management software or with a generic SNMP-based management application;
however, you must first assign an IP address to the switch, as described in this
chapter. If you have a BootP server that is correctly set up on your network, the IP
address for the BayStack 350T switch will be detected and you do not have to
manually assign the IP address.
CI Description
The console interface (CI) consists of menus and screen displays that enable you
to manage the BayStack 350T switch and monitor its performance. You can
manage the switch by using configuration menus to change its operational
parameters. You can monitor the performance of the switch through the statistics
screen, which displays the counters of the switch ports.
You can access the CI menus in the following ways:
• Locally, through a console terminal (must be a VT100-compatible terminal or
a PC running VT100 terminal-emulation software)
• Remotely, through a dial-up modem connection
• Through an in-band TELNET session
Note: Refer to your network management documentation for information
about SNMP network management.
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