Allied Telesis AT-S79 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 14
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 15
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 16
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 16
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 16
Warranty..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 16
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................. 16
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 16
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Management Overview..................................................................................................................................... 18
Local Management Connection........................................................................................................................ 19
Remote Management Connection.................................................................................................................... 20
Remote SNMP Management............................................................................................................................ 21
Management Access Level .............................................................................................................................. 22
Ports 15 and 16 on the AT-GS950/16 Switch and Ports 23 and 24 on the AT-GS950/24 Switch.................... 23
Section I: Using the Menus Interface ...................................................................... 25
Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Menus Interface ................................................................................. 27
Starting a Local Management Session............................................................................................................. 28
Using the Menus Interface................................................................................................................................ 30
Quitting from a Local Management Session..................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 3: Basic Switch Parameters ........................................................................................................... 33
Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address .................................................................. 34
Enabling and Disabling the DHCP Client ......................................................................................................... 37
Configuring System Administration Information ............................................................................................... 38
Setting the User Interface Configuration .......................................................................................................... 40
Viewing Switch Information .............................................................................................................................. 45
Rebooting the Switch........................................................................................................................................ 48
Pinging a Remote System ................................................................................................................................ 50
Returning the AT-S79 Management Software to the Factory Default Values .................................................. 53
Displaying Statistics.......................................................................................................................................... 55
Displaying Port Statistics............................................................................................................................ 55
Chapter 4: Port Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 59
Displaying the Port Parameters........................................................................................................................ 60
Enabling and Disabling a Port .......................................................................................................................... 63
Setting a Port’s Speed and Duplex Mode......................................................................................................... 64
Changing the Flow Control Setting................................................................................................................... 66
Chapter 5: Port Trunking .............................................................................................................................. 67
Port Trunking Overview .................................................................................................................................... 68
Static Port Trunk Overview ........................................................................................................................ 68
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