AlliedWare Plus Version 2.1.2 Software Release Notes

Changes to the AlliedWare Plus Command Line User’s Guide

Here are the main changes to the AlliedWare Plus Command Line User’s Guide for version 2.1.2.

Table 1. Changes to the AlliedWare Plus Management Software User’s Guide for Version 2.1.2

Chapter

Description

 

 

 

 

Chapters 5 and 6: Basic

The formats of the BANNER EXEC and BANNER MOTD

Switch Management

commands in the Global Configuration mode have changed

 

such that the banner messages are now entered separately from

 

the command.

 

 

 

The HOSTNAME command now accepts special characters, but

 

not spaces or quotation marks.

 

 

 

The command reference chapter now includes the SYSTEM

 

TERRITORY command, for designating the territory where the

 

switch is installed.

 

 

Chapters 7 and 8: Port

Revision A of the user’s guide incorrectly stated that you had to

Parameters

disable Auto-Negotiation to manually set the speed, duplex

 

mode and MDI/MDI-X settings on the ports. Revision B states

 

that all three settings may be set independently of each other.

 

For example, you could configure a port such that its speed is

 

set manually to 100 Mbps, its duplex mode to Auto-Negotiation,

 

and its wiring configuration to MDI.

 

 

 

The FILTERING and NO FILTERING commands described in

 

Revision A of the guide are no longer supported on the switch.

 

 

Chapters 11 and 12:

The format of the CLOCK TIMEZONE command has been

Simple Network Time

modified to accept minutes in the UTC offset, which the switch

Protocol Client

uses to convert UTC time into local time.

 

 

Chapter 20: Multicast

New commands for blocking unknown multicast packets.

Commands

 

 

 

Chapters 26 and 27: File

You may no longer use Zmodem to download new management

Transfers

software to the switch. That management task must be

 

performed with TFTP. You may use Zmodem to upload or

 

download boot configuration files, encryption key certificates or

 

requests, and diagnostic text files.

 

 

Chapter 29: Event Log

The SHOW LOG command no longer supports the FAN_CTRL

Commands

module.

 

 

Chapters:50 and 51: VLAN

VLAN stacking is a new feature.

Stacking

 

 

 

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Allied Telesis AT-9000 manual Changes to the AlliedWare Plus Command Line User’s Guide, Chapter Description

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