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Recommendation for configuration of Management port when Summit x440-24P is only switch in the network

Recommendation for configuration of Management port when Summit x440-24P is only switch in the network

Gregory_Krueger
New Contributor
I'm looking to see if anyone can give me a recommended configuration for the management port for a small network. I'm an automation engineer, so "part-time IT" and know enough basics about VLAN, routing etc. to get by with some suggestions. But I don't do enough of this stuff to really know a lot of good practices. We have a small network, just a single x440-24p switch, and I was wondering what good practice would be for configuring the management port. I'm planning to have 3 VLAN's on the switch, one will be for admins/engineers, and I'd like to be able to physically connect to that VLAN and also have access to the management interface as well (web based is what I plan to use mostly...after initial setup will mainly be using management port for monitoring/troubleshooting).

Should I just do interVLAN routing from my admin VLAN to the built-in default management VLAN. Or can I just connect via the switch IP in my admin VLAN and no need to route through the management port?

Any advice appreciated...

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Hi Flávio, yes you are correct.

You can create a mgmt network to use that port.

Let's say you have a segment where all those mgmt ports are connected. You can manage all switches through that segment.

All mgmt ports must be connected to that "management cloud".

Henrique
Extreme Employee
Hi Flávio,

"Mgmt" vlan is dedicated to the mgmt port and cannot be changed.

Flávio_Soares
New Contributor
is it possible to change the vlan on the mgmt port ?

Henrique
Extreme Employee
If you want to use the Mgmt vlan (VR-Mgmt) to access (manage) the switch, you have to apply an IP on the Mgmt vlan: configure vlan mgmt ipaddress

However, the Mgmt vlan (VR-Mgmt) is non-routable. You cannot connect your laptop into another vlan (VR-Default for instance) and access the Mgmt vlan (VR-Mgmt). That means you have to connect your laptop directly to the Mgmt vlan.

Also you can manage the switch using HTTP/HTTPS (web interface) using the Mgmt vlan IP.

For HTTP: enable web http
For HTTPS: enable web https

Note:
To use HTTPS you have to load the SSL/SSH module into the switch.

Please refers to this article 1266 How to enable web interface on an EXOS switch for information about how to load the SSL/SSH module and enable https.

Gregory_Krueger
New Contributor
OK...thanks for the tip. I'll play around to see if I can figure out how to do that. If not, I may be back just to get a few more pointers on exact steps to set that up.
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