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Selecting a Management Interface
Contents
Selecting a Management Interface
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager
Custom Login Banners for the Console and
Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using the Menu Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
General Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Information on Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Advantages of Using the Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
or ProCurve Manager Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Web Browser Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Banner Operation with Telnet, Serial, or SSHv2 Access . . . . . . . . 2-9
Banner Operation with Web Browser Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Configuring and Displaying a Non-Default Banner . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Example of Configuring and Displaying a Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
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