User's Manual

Horizon Compact Release 1.01.01 Wireless Ethernet Product User Manual – Volume 1
12.0 Horizon Management
The Horizon Compact system can be fully managed locally or remotely. Horizon Compact supports Telnet
access, SNMP management and a Web interface accessible through the IP network. The entire
Command Line Interface (CLI) command set is available through Telnet. The entire list of system
parameters is available through SNMP access. The Web interface provides access to system
configuration and performance parameters. In-band and out -of -band management options are available.
12.1 In-band and Out-of-band Management
The Horizon Compact contains a dual NIC which has two 10/100/1000 Base-t Ethernet ports. These are
labelled Port 1 and Port 2. The system may be configured to use EITHER Port 1 (in-band), OR Port 2
(out-of-band) for management traffic. Management traffic includes:
1. Telnet traffic and associated CLI commands
2. SNMP management
3. ping
4. FTP, used for configuration backup and restore and software upgrades.
All management functions that are available on Port 1 are also available on Port 2. Both ports may be
configured to operate with or without management VLANs (see Section 11.2).
The key points to consider when choosing the network management configuration are as follows:
• Port 1 is always used for customer data traffic. It is not possible to send customer data
traffic over Port 2.
• Port 1 can be configured to support management traffic in addition to customer data
traffic. Use the CLI command set network management interface port1 then press
Enter. The default configuration is for management data traffic to be carried over Port 1.
Both ends of the link can be managed when Port 1 is set as the management interface.
• Port 2 can only be used for management. Port 2 does not carry any customer data
traffic. Port 2 is disabled by default and can be enabled by using the CLI command set
network management interface port2.
12.1.1 Management through Port 1 (in-band)
Port 1 is always used to carry customer data traffic and operates at rates of up to 400 Mbps over the
radio link, from the local Horizon Compact system through to the far end Horizon Compact system.
Management is set to Port 1 (in-band) by default and management using Telnet, SNMP and Web
interface are supported. To enable in-band management on a system that has been set to out-of-band
management (Port 2), use the CLI command set network management interface port1 then press
Enter.
When the network management interface is set to "port1" all management traffic must arrive on Port 1, or
it will be ignored by the system. Configuration and management of the Horizon Compact system can be
accomplished through a Telnet, or SSH, session, and although the Telnet session is intermixed with user
traffic, the Telnet session occupies very little bandwidth (in the order of kbps) and therefore has almost no
effect on user traffic throughput.
A Telnet, or SSH, session can be established through one Horizon Compact system, over the radio link to
the far end Horizon Compact system, allowing management of both ends of the link.
Management of the Horizon Compact system can also be performed through a VLAN using 802.1Q
VLAN tagging. Management through VLAN offers increased access security. Refer to Section 11.2 for
more information.