Extreme Networks Summit 300-48 - Manual (Page 35)

Summit 300-48 Switch Software User Guide 35
3
Managing the Switch
This chapter describes the following topics:
• Overview on page 35
• Using the Console Interface on page 36
• Using Telnet on page 36
• Using Secure Shell 2 (SSH2) on page 39
• Using SNMP on page 40
• Authenticating Users on page 43
• Using ExtremeWare Vista on page 47
• Using the Simple Network Time Protocol on page 51
Overview
Using ExtremeWare, you can manage the switch using the following methods:
• Access the CLI by connecting a terminal (or workstation with terminal-emulation software) to the
console port.
• Access the switch remotely using TCP/IP through one of the switch ports. Remote access includes:
— Telnet using the CLI interface.
— SSH2 using the CLI interface.
— SNMP access using ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager or another SNMP manager.
— Web access using ExtremeWare Vista.
The switch supports up to the following number of concurrent user sessions:
• One console session
• Eight Telnet sessions
• Eight SSH2 sessions