Allied Telesis 2.6.1 Introducing the AT-8800 Series Switch, Why Read this User Guide?, Chapter

Chapter 1

Introduction

Introducing the AT-8800 Series Switch

Congratulations on purchasing an AT-8800 Series Intelligent Workgroup Switch. The AT-8800 Series Switch has been developed to meet the exceptionally high performance demands of low to mid-range applications and deliver low-latency high-bandwidth wirespeed Layer 2 and 3 switching.

This guide introduces the AT-8800 Series Switch and will guide you through the most common uses and applications of your new switch. Getting started will not take long—many applications are set up in just a few minutes. If you have any questions about the switch, contact your authorised distributor or reseller.

Your AT-8800 Series Switch is supplied with default settings which enable it to operate as a Layer 2 switch immediately, without any configuration. Even if this is all you want to do, you should still gain access to the switch configuration, if only to change the manager password to prevent unauthorised access.

To change the switching configuration, and to take advantage of the advanced routing features, you will need to enter detailed configuration. The switch has both a Command Line Interface (CLI) and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for configuration and management. Before you can use the GUI, you will need to login to the switch and use its CLI to allocate an IP address to at least one interface.

Why Read this User Guide?

Before you use your switch in a live network, please read this guide. The guide tells you how to access and use the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI) to configure the switch software. It then introduces a number of common switch functions and how to configure them using the CLI. For more detailed descriptions of all commands, display outputs, and background information, see the Software Reference. For information on configuration using the GUI, see the context-sensitive online GUI help.