Allied Telesis IE200 Series - Manual (Page 60)

Chapter 5: Powering on the Switch
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Secure Shell Management
Secure shell (SSH) management is similar to Telnet management in that you can use it, together with the
command line interface, to manage all of the features and functions of the switch from a workstation on your
network. The difference is that this management method encrypts the packets exchanged by your computer
and the switch to protect your management sessions.
The requirements for SSH management are:
 Your management workstation must have an SSH client.
 The SSH server on the switch must be activated. The server’s default setting is disabled.
 You must create an encryption key on the switch.
 The switch must have an IP address, either from DHCP or statically assigned.
 You must be able to reach the switch from your management workstation.
For instructions on how to configure the switch for SSH management, refer to the Software Reference for AT-
IE200 Switches
.
Web Browser Management
You can remotely manage the switch with a web browser. A special web browser interface, featuring both
non-secure (HTTP) and secure (HTTPS) operation, lets you monitor and configure many of the switch’s
features from a series of windows. The interface, however, may only be used to configure a subset of the
features. To configure those features the web browser interface does not support, you have to use the
command line interface from another management method.
The requirements for non-secure HTTP web browser management are:
 Your management workstation must have a web browser.
 The web browser server on the switch is activated by default. This is the default setting
in the default BOOT.CFG and QSTART.CFG files.
 The switch must have an IP address, either from DHCP or statically assigned.
 You must be able to reach the switch from your management workstation.
Refer to the Software Reference for AT-IE200 Switches for instructions on how to configure the switch for
secure HTTPS web browser management.
SNMP
Refer to the Software Reference for AT-IE200 Switches for instructions on how to configure the switch for
SNMP management. The switch does not have any default SNMP community strings.