Allied Telesis at-8700xl series switch manual For More About Operations and Facilities

62 AT-8700XL Series Switch User Guide

For More About Operations and Facilities

For more detail about operating the switch, and for full command syntax definitions, see the Operation chapter in the AT-8700XL Series Software Reference, including:

■How to use the User Authentication Facility, RADIUS, TACACs or TACACS+ for authenticating users who log on to the switch, and ensuring that only authorised login accounts are used.

■How to use the HTTP Client, which you can use to download software files onto the switch, and the HTTP Server.

■How to use the Mail Subsystem.

■How to use LDAP to load PKI certificates and CRLs onto your switch.

■How to use Switch Startup Operations

■How to use FLASH compaction to regain storage space on the switch. Read “Warning about FLASH memory” on page 9 before you attempt to do this.

■How to set aliases to represent common command strings.

■How to define a remote security officer, so you can manage the security features remotely via Telnet.

See other chapters in the AT-8700XL Series Software Reference for more information on how to:

■Use the logging facility to monitor network activity and to select and display the results (see the Logging Facility chapter).

■Use SNMP to manage the switch remotely (see the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) chapter and Appendix C: SNMP MIBs).

■Use the command line to create, delete and modify configuration scripts (see the Scripting chapter).

■Set up triggers to automatically run specified scripts at specified times, or at specified events (see the Trigger Facility chapter).

■Use NTP to synchronise your switch’s time clock with those of other network devices (see the Network Time Protocol (NTP) chapter).

■Use software to test whether the switch’s hardware functions correctly (see the Test Facility chapter).

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