User`s guide

Using the Administrative Interface 7-1
Chapter 7
Using the Administrative Interface
Features of the Administrative Interface
The Administrative Interface provides the following:
• Configuration of system parameters, including the serial line and/or the console’s
parameters
• Configuration of the switch’s SNMP Agent parameters
• Configuration of the ports’ physical and bridging parameters
• Network performance monitoring
• A fail-safe backup for in-band management
Entering Commands
Enter commands by typing the command name followed by zero or more parameters
and <Return>. For example, typing
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<Return> at the command prompt displays
the Administrative Interface logo.
Italicized command items are variables and represent values. For example,
<IPaddress>
represents an IP address in dotted decimal notation as 123.1.2.3.
Command items in { }’s and separated by |’s represent alternatives for the command
argument. For example:
get-comm {read|write|*}
means you can type one of:
get-comm read
get-comm write
get-comm *