Owner manual

Introduction 1-1
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Introduction
This chapter 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.
1.1 OVERVIEW
Local Management is a management tool that allows a network manager to perform the following
tasks:
• Select the operational mode of the device.
• Assign IP address and subnet mask.
• Select a default gateway.
• Control access by establishing community names.
• Download a new firmware image.
• Upload or download a configuration file to or from a TFTP server.
• Designate which Network Management Workstations receive SNMP traps from the device.
• View switch, interface, and RMON statistics.
• Assign ports to operate in the standard or full duplex mode.
• Configure ports to perform load sharing using SmartTrunking. Refer to the SmartTrunk User’s
Guide for details.
• Control the number of receive broadcasts that are switched to the other interfaces.
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.