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Chapter 10 Configuring Interface Characteristics
Using the Internal Ethernet Management Port
Using the Internal Ethernet Management Port
This section has this information:
• Understanding the Internal Ethernet Management Port, page 10-12
• Supported Features on the Ethernet Management Port, page 10-13
• Layer 3 Routing Configuration Guidelines, page 10-14
• Monitoring the Ethernet Management Port, page 10-14
Understanding the Internal Ethernet Management Port
The internal Ethernet management port, also referred to as the Fa0 or fastethernet0 port, is an internal
Layer 3 port connected to the Advanced Managment Module (AMM) (see Figure 10-2). You assign the
IP addresses to the internal Ethernet management port through the AMM of a standalone switch. You
can manage the switch through this IP address.
On a standalone switch, the internal Ethernet management port is always enabled (up) and cannot be shut
down. The port is always disabled when the switch is a stack member.
You cannot change the IP address of a stack member by using the AMM. For a nonstacking-capable
switch or a standalone stacking-capable switch, connect the AMM Ethernet management port to the PC
as shown in Figure 10-2.
Figure 10-2 Connecting a Switch to a PC
Figure 10-3 shows how to connect a switch stack to the PC. The PC does not have to be connected to the
stack master.
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2 Internal Ethernet management port
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