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About This Guide
Welcome to the Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 2200 Series Standalone Switches (2E25x and
2H25x) Local Management User’s Guide for SmartSwitch devices with firmware revision
4.08.11 and higher. This manual explains how to access and use Cabletron Systems Local
Management for the SmartSwitch device. Local Management is a series of screens that enable the
user to monitor and control the SmartSwitch device and its attached segments.
USING THIS GUIDE
A general working knowledge of basic network operations and an understanding of management
applications is helpful prior to using Local Management.
This manual describes how to do the following:
• Access the Local Management application
• Identify and operate the types of fields used by Local Management
• Navigate through Local Management fields and menus
• Use Local Management screens to perform management operations
• Establish and manage Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
STRUCTURE OF THIS GUIDE
The guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Introduction, provides an overview of the tasks that may be accomplished using Local
Management (LM), and an introduction to LM screen navigation, in-band and out-of-band
network management, screen elements, and LM keyboard conventions.
Chapter 2, Local Management Requirements, provides the setup requirements for accessing
Local Management, the instructions to configure and connect a management terminal to the
SmartSwitch device, and the instructions for connecting the SmartSwitch device to an
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to monitor the UPS power status.
Important Notice
Depending on the firmware version used in the SmartSwitch device, some features described in
this document may not be supported. Refer to the Release Notes shipped with the SmartSwitch
device to determine which features are supported.