Allied Telesis AT-9000 Series - Manual (Page 27)

AlliedWare Plus Version 2.1.8 Management Software Web Interface User’s Guide
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What to Configure First
Here are a few suggestions on what to configure during your web
management session on the switch. The initial management session must
be a local management session from the Console port on the switch. For
instructions on how to start a local management session, refer to “Starting
a Web Management Session” on page 20.
Assigning a Name
to the Switch
The switch is easier to identify if you assign it a name. The switch’s name
is displayed on the Dashboard page. See Figure 4 on page 23. To change
the name of the switch, see “Setting the Switch Information” on page 40.
A name can be up to 39 alphanumeric characters. Spaces and quotation
marks are not permitted.
Adding a
Management IP
Address
You must assign the switch a management IP address before you can
access the web interface. In addition, you may assign the switch both an
IPv4 and an IPv6 address. See Chapter 18, “Setting IPv4 and IPv6
Management” on page 197.
Here are the requirements:
 The switch can have one management IPv4 address and one
management IPv6 address.
 The switch can have one IPv4 default gateway and one IPv6 default
gateway.
 A management IP address must be assigned to a VLAN on the switch.
It can be any VLAN, including the Default_VLAN which is “VLAN1.” For
background information on VLANs, refer to the AlliedWare Plus
Version 2.1.8 Command Line User’s Guide.
 The network devices (such as, syslog servers, TFTP servers, etc.)
must be members of the same subnet as a management IP address or
have access to it through routers or other Layer 3 devices.
 The switch must have a default gateway if the network devices are not
members of the same subnet as the management IP address. The
default gateway specifies the IP address of a router interface that
represents the first hop to the subnets or networks of the network
devices.
 A default gateway address, if needed, must be a member of the same
subnet as a management IP address.
Setting System
Time
To set the system time, either manually or with an NTP server, see
“Setting the System Date and Time” on page 32.