Allied Telesis AT-S79 manual Contents

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Preface ...................................................................................... ...................................................................... 11
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 12
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 13
Contacting Allied Telesyn....................... .......................................................................................................... 14
Online Support................. .......................................................................................................................... 14
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 14
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 14
Sales or Corporate Information............................................ ...................................................................... 14
Management Software Updates................................................................................................. ................ 14
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................... ................................................................ 15
Management Overview..................................................................................... ................................................ 16
Local Management Connection........................................................ ................................................................ 17
Remote Management Connection.............................................................. ...................................................... 18
Management Access Level .............................................................................................................................. 19
Ports 15 and 16 on the AT-GS950/16 Switch and Ports 23 and 24 on the AT-GS950/24 Switch.................... 20
Section I: Using the Menus Interface ......................................................................21
Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Menus Interface ................................................................................. 23
Starting a Local Management Session....................................................... ...................................................... 24
Using the Menus Interface................................................................................... ............................................. 26
Quitting from a Local Management Session............................................................................................... ...... 27
Chapter 3: Basic Switch Parameters ........................................................................................................... 29
Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address .................................................................. 30
Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client ...................................................................................................... ... 33
Configuring System Administration Information ............................................................................................... 34
Setting the User Interface Configuration .......................................................................................................... 36
Viewing Switch Information .............................................................................................................................. 39
Rebooting the Switch........................................................................................... ............................................. 42
Pinging a Remote System................................... ............................................................................................. 44
Returning the AT-S79 Management Software to the Factory Default Values .................................................. 47
Chapter 4: Port Configuration ................................................ ...................................................................... 49
Displaying the Port Parameters........................................................... ............................................................. 50
Enabling and Disabling a Port .......................................................................................................................... 53
Setting a Port’s Speed and Duplex Mode................................................................................................... ...... 54
Changing the Flow Control Setting.......................................................... ......................................................... 56
Chapter 5: Port Trunking ....... ....................................................................................................................... 57
Port Trunking Overview................................. ................................................................................................... 58
Port Trunking Guidelines......................................................................................................................... ... 58
Creating a Port Trunk...... ................................................................................................................................. 59
Modifying a Port Trunk ..................................................................................................................................... 62
Enabling and Disabling a Port Trunk................ ....................................................................................... ......... 63
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