Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 19
How This Guide is Organized........................................................................................................................... 20
Product Documentation .................................................................................................................................... 22
Where to Go First ............................................................................................................................................. 23
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 24
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 25
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 26
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 26
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 26
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 26
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................. 26
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 26
Section I: Basic Operations ...................................................................................... 27
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 29
Layer 2+ and Basic Layer 3 Switches .............................................................................................................. 30
AT-S63 Management Software ........................................................................................................................ 36
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................................... 37
Management Access Methods ......................................................................................................................... 43
Local Management Sessions ..................................................................................................................... 43
Remote Telnet Sessions ............................................................................................................................ 43
Remote Secure Shell (SSH) Sessions....................................................................................................... 44
Remote Web Browser Session .................................................................................................................. 44
Remote SNMP Management ..................................................................................................................... 44
Manager Access Levels ................................................................................................................................... 45
Installation and Management Configurations ................................................................................................... 46
Stand-alone Switches ................................................................................................................................ 46
AT-9400Ts Stacks...................................................................................................................................... 46
Enhanced Stacking .................................................................................................................................... 46
IP Configuration................................................................................................................................................ 47
Configuration Files............................................................................................................................................ 48
Stand-alone Switches ................................................................................................................................ 48
AT-9400Ts Stacks...................................................................................................................................... 48
Selecting a Configuration File .................................................................................................................... 48
Redundant Twisted Pair Ports.......................................................................................................................... 49
History of New Features ................................................................................................................................... 51
Version 4.0.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 51
Version 3.2.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 53
Version 3.0.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 53
Version 2.1.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 54
Version 2.0.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 55
Version 1.3.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 55
Version 1.2.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 56
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