SGS-6340 Series Quick Guide

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2. Switch Management
To set up the Managed Switch, the user needs to congure the Managed Switch
fornetwork management.The ManagedSwitch providestwo managementoptions:
Out-of-Band ManagementandIn-Band Management.
 Out-of-Band Management
Out-of-band management is the management through Console interface.
Generally, the user will use out-of-band management for the initial switch
conguration,orwhenin-bandmanagementisnotavailable.
Important
The Managed Switch is shipped without IP address assigned by
default. User must assignan IP addressto the Managed Switch via
the Console interface to be able to remotely access the Managed
Switch through Telnet or HTTP.
 In-Band Management
In-band management refers to the management by logging in to the Managed
Switchusing Telnetor HTTP,orusing SNMPmanagement softwaretocongure the
Managed Switch. In-band management enables the management of the Managed
SwitchtoattachsomedevicestotheSwitch.Thefollowingproceduresarerequired
toenableIn-bandmanagement:
1. Logon to console
2.Assign/CongureIPaddress
3. Create a remote login account
4.EnableHTTPorTelnetserverontheManagedSwitch
In case in-band management fails due to Managed Switch conguration changes,
out-of-band management can be used for conguring and managing the Managed
Switch.