A technician is on-site at a remote branch and needs to perform initial configuration on a new switch that has no IP address configured. Which access method should be used?

Connect a rollover cable from a laptop to the console port and use a terminal emulator.

Use Telnet to the switch's default management IP.

Use SSH to connect to the switch's default management IP.

Connect an Ethernet cable from the laptop to any switch port and use a web browser.

A network team wants to automate the collection of interface statistics from 500 devices every 5 minutes. The devices support SNMP and SSH. The team is concerned about the load on the devices and the network. Which approach minimizes load while providing frequent data?

Use Telnet to each device and capture output

Use SNMP polling from an NMS at a 5-minute interval

Use SNMP traps to receive interface statistics

Use SSH scripts to execute 'show interface' on each device every 5 minutes

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A technician is on-site at a remote branch and needs to perform initial configuration on a new switch that has no IP address configured. Which access method should be used?

A network team wants to automate the collection of interface statistics from 500 devices every 5 minutes. The devices support SNMP and SSH. The team is concerned about the load on the devices and the network. Which approach minimizes load while providing frequent data?

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