Allied Telesis AT-S63 - page 320

Chapter 27: Internet Protocol Version 4 Packet Routing
320 Section VII: Routing
Pinging a Remote
Device
This function is used to validate the existence of an active path between
the switch and another network node. The switch can ping a device if
there is a routing interface on the local subnet from where it reaches the
device. In previous versions of the AT-S63 Management Software the
device to be pinged had to be reached through the management VLAN of
the switch. This restriction no longer applies. A remote device can be
pinged from any subnet of the switch that has an interface.
DHCP or
BOOTP Server
You can use a DHCP or BOOTP server to assign IP addresses to the
interfaces of a switch by activating the client on the interfaces.