Switch Management
  1. Directly plug into a serial interface and use a virtual terminal program to connect to a command-line interface.
  2. Get the switch on the network and then use a virtual terminal over SSH to connect to the same command-line interface.
  3. Get the switch on the network and use the switch’s built-in Web interface.
  • You configure the default gateway by telling the switch the IP Address of the router .
  • Common to dedicate one port on every managed device as the management port.
    • Interface configuration can be done only by connecting to this port.
    • This is an example of out-of-band management.
  • In-band management
    • Well protected HTTPS/management URL
    • Telephone modem connected to console port