PLANET WGSW-52040 - Manual (Page 4)

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2. Switch Management
To set up the Managed Switch, the user needs to configure 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
configuration, 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 login to the Managed Switch
using Telnet, HTTP, or using SNMP management software to configure the Managed
Switch. In-band management enables management of the Managed Switch for
some devices attached to the Switch. The following procedures are required to
enable In-band management:
1. Logon Console
2. Assign / Configure IP Address
3. Create a remote login account
4. Enable HTTP or Telnet server on the Managed Switch
In the case when in-band management fails due to Managed Switch configuration
changes, out-of-band management can be used for configuring and managing the
Managed Switch.