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Table 12. Features that Use the NET MGMT Port
Feature Description
Ping Used to test the NET MGMT port
for network connectivity.
FTP client Used with an FTP server on your
network to download files to or
upload files from the controller
card.
RADIUS client Used for remote management
authentication and 802.1x port-
based network access control.
RMON with SNMP Used with the RMON portion of
the MIB tree on an SNMP
workstation to remotely monitor
the switch.
Secure Shell server Used to remotely manage the
chassis with a Secure Shell client.
SNMPv1 and v2c Used to remotely manage the
chassis with SNMP.
SNTP client Used to set the date and time on
the controller card, from an NTP or
SNTP server on your network or
the Internet.
Syslog client Used to send the event messages
from the controller card to syslog
servers on the network.
TACACS+ client Used with a TACACS+ server on
your network for remote
management authentication.
Telnet server Used to remotely manage the
chassis with a Telnet client.
TFTP client Used to download files to or
upload files from the controller
card with TFTP.
TRACEROUTE Used to determine the
intermediate nodes (or hops) of
network paths.
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