Chapter 10. Network Management
This chapter covers the following topics:
Today's networks can consist of numerous different networked devices, each requiring a varying degree of management. The ability to remotely and securely manage each of these devices is crucial to any network administrator. For this reason, several network management protocols are available that help the network administrator access, monitor, log, report, and transfer information between the management console and the managed device. This management information flows bidirectionally; logging and reporting information flows from the managed device to the management console, while configuration, content, and firmware update data flows to the managed device from the management console. This chapter presents a review of network management and the protocols that are used for that purpose.
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