User`s guide

Device Management Methods
1-6 Features Overview
Device Management Methods
TheMatrixDFESeriesandN‐SAdevicescanbemanagedusingthefollowingmethods:
•LocallyusingaVTtypeterminalconnectedtotheconsoleport.
• RemotelyusingaVTtypetermina lconnectedthroughamodem.
• RemotelyusinganSNMPmanagementstation.
•In‐bandthroughaTelnetconnection.
•In‐bandusingEnterasysNetworks’
NetSight®managementapplication.
• RemotelyusingWebView™,EnterasysNetworks’embeddedwebserverapplication.
FordetailedsetupinstructionsforconnectingaterminalormodemtotheMatrixdevice,referto
theMatrixDFESeriesorN‐SAInstallationGuideforyourproduct.
Matrix DFE Series and N-SA CLI Overview
Enterasys Networks’MatrixDFESeriesandN‐SACLIinterfaceallowsyoutoperformavarietyof
networkmanagementtasks,includingthefollowing:
• AssignIPaddressandsubnetmask.
•Selectadefaultgateway.
• Assignloginpasswordsanduseraccountsforadditionalsecurity.
• Downloadanewfirmwareimage.
•DesignatewhichnetworkmanagementworkstationsreceiveSNMP
trapsfromthedevi ce.
•Viewdevice,interface,andRMONstatistics.
• Manageconfigurationfiles.
• Assignportstooperateinthestandardorfullduplexmode.
• Controlthenumberofreceivedbroadcaststhatareswitchedtotheotherinterfaces.
•Setflowcontrolonaport‐by‐portbasis.
•Setportconfigurationsandport‐basedVLANs.
• Configure
portstoprioritizeandassignaVLANorClassofServicetoincomingframesbased
onLayer2,Layer3,andLayer4information.
• ConfigurethedevicetooperateasaGenericAttributeRegistrationProtocol(GARP)deviceto
dynamicallycreateVLANsacrossaswitchednetwork.
• Redirectframesaccordingtoaport
orVLANandtransmitthemonapreselecteddestination
port.
• ConfigureMultipleSpanningTrees.
•ClearNVRAM.
• ConfigureinterfacesforIProuting.
• ConfigureRIP,OSPF,DVMRP,IRDP,andVRRProuting protocols.
• Configuresecurity,including802.1X.RADIUS,SSHv2,MAClocking,MACauthentication,
andDoSattackprevention.
• Configureaccesslists(ACLs).