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MANAGING YOUR SWITCH
To make full use of the features offered by your switch, and to change and
monitor the way it works, you have to access the management software that
resides on the switch. Managing the switch can help you to improve its efficiency
and therefore the overall performance of your network.
This chapter explains the initial set up of the switch and the different methods of
accessing the management software to manage a switch. It covers the following
topics:
■ Methods of Managing a Switch
■ Setting Up Your Switch
■ Manually Configuring IP Information
■ Viewing Automatically Configured IP Information
■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management
■ Setting Up Command Line Interface Management using SSH
■ Setting Up Web Interface Management
■ Setting Up SNMP Management
■ Default Users and Passwords
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For information on the lost password procedure, refer to the Configuration Guide
that is supplied with your switch.
