Allied Telesis AT-S82 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Preface .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Where to Find Web-based Guides ..................................................................................................................... 8
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................... 9
Online Support ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Email and Telephone Support...................................................................................................................... 9
Returning Products ...................................................................................................................................... 9
For Sales or Corporate Information.............................................................................................................. 9
Warranty....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 1: Getting Started ............................................................................................................................ 11
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 12
Saving Changes ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Quitting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 2: Basic Switch Parameters ........................................................................................................... 17
Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway Address, and BOOTP or DHCP .................................... 18
Disabling or Enabling Ping Blocking................................................................................................................. 20
Enabling or Disabling 802.1X Forwarding Control............................................................................................ 21
Changing the Administrator’s Password........................................................................................................... 22
Rebooting the Switch........................................................................................................................................ 23
Resetting the Switch and Retaining the IP Address ......................................................................................... 24
Returning the AT-S82 Management Software to the Factory Default Values .................................................. 25
Downloading New Firmware............................................................................................................................. 26
Chapter 3: Port Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 27
Configuring Port Parameters ............................................................................................................................ 28
Chapter 4: Trunking ...................................................................................................................................... 31
Trunking Overview............................................................................................................................................ 32
Trunking Guidelines ................................................................................................................................... 32
Trunking Algorithm ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Configuring the Trunking Algorithm .................................................................................................................. 34
Setting up the Trunk ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Chapter 5: Port Mirroring .............................................................................................................................. 37
Port Mirroring Overview.................................................................................................................................... 38
Configuring Port Mirroring ................................................................................................................................ 39
Chapter 6: VLANs .......................................................................................................................................... 41
VLAN Features ................................................................................................................................................. 42
Increased Performance.............................................................................................................................. 42
Improved Manageability ............................................................................................................................. 42
Increased Security ..................................................................................................................................... 42
VLAN Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 44
VLAN Name ............................................................................................................................................... 44
VLAN Identifier ........................................................................................................................................... 44
VLAN Port Members .................................................................................................................................. 44