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Switch Management Overview 2-1

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Chapter 2

Switch Management Overview

This chapter gives an overview of switch management, including the methods you can use to

manage your NETGEAR NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch.

• Management Access Overview

• SNMP Access

• Protocols

Scope

The NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch software has two purposes:

• Assist attached hardware in switching frames, based on Layer 2 or 3 information contained in

the frames.

• Provide a complete switch management portfolio for the network administrator.

Switch Management Overview

Fast Ethernet (FEN) and Gigabit Ethernet (GEN) switching continues to evolve from high-end

backbone applications to desktop switching applications. The price of the technology continues to

decline, while performance and feature sets continue to improve. Devices that are capable of

switching Layers 2, 3, and 4 are increasingly in demand. The NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3

Managed Switch provides a flexible solution to these ever-increasing needs.

The NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch provides the network administrator with a

set of comprehensive management functions for managing both the 7300 and the network. The

network administrator has a choice of three easy-to-use management methods:

• Web-based

• VT100 interface

Note: The maximum number of configuration file command lines is 2000.

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