Allied Telesis 8100S Series - Manual (Page 110)

Chapter 7: Cabling the Network Ports
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Managing the Stack
You may manage an 8100S Series stack with these methods and tools:
 Local management
 Telnet client
 Secure shell client
 Web browser
 SNMPv1, v2C, v3
Local
Management
You may manage a stack through the Console port on the master switch.
This is called local management or out-of-band management because the
management sessions are not conducted over your network. The
requirements for local management are listed here:
 A terminal or computer with a terminal emulator program
 The management cable included with the switch.
This management method uses the command line interface, which gives
you access to all of the features and parameters on the stack. For
instructions on how to start a local management session, refer to
“Verifying and Setting the Stack ID Numbers” on page 82.
Note
Local management sessions of the stack must be conducted
through the Console port of the master switch.
Telnet
Management
The stack has a Telnet server so that you may manage it over your
network with the Telnet application protocol. Commonly referred to as in-
band management because it is conducted over the network, this
management method has these requirements:
 Your management workstation must have a Telnet client.
 The Telnet server on the stack has to be activated. This is the
server’s default setting.
 The stack must have an IP address. You may use the factory
169.254.1.1 address assigned to the Default VLAN which contains
all of the ports on the stack. For instructions on how to assign the
stack a different address, refer to the AT-8100 Series AlliedWare
Plus Command Line Interface User’s Guide.
 You need to assign your management workstation an IP address
169.254.n.n, with the subnet mask 255.255.0.0 or your workstation
must have access to that subnet through routing devices. The
variable n can be from 1 to 255. You may not use the switch’s IP