Allied Telesis AT-S97 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 12
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 13
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 14
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 14
Warranty..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 14
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................. 14
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 14
Chapter 1: Starting a Command Line Management Session .................................................................... 15
Management Overview..................................................................................................................................... 16
AT-S85 and AT-S97 Management Software.............................................................................................. 16
Features of the AT-S97 Management Software......................................................................................... 16
AT-S97 Command Line Interface............................................................................................................... 17
Manager Privilege Levels........................................................................................................................... 17
Saving Your Configuration Changes.......................................................................................................... 17
Setting Chassis ID Numbers ...................................................................................................................... 18
Starting a Local Management Session............................................................................................................. 20
Starting a Remote Telnet or Secure Shell Management Session .................................................................... 22
SNMP Management Session ........................................................................................................................... 24
Quitting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 25
Command Line Interface Features ................................................................................................................... 26
Command Formatting....................................................................................................................................... 27
What to Configure First..................................................................................................................................... 28
Displaying the Chassis Modules ................................................................................................................ 28
Changing the Manager Password.............................................................................................................. 29
Creating a Master Configuration File ......................................................................................................... 29
Assigning an IP Configuration.................................................................................................................... 31
Setting the Date and Time ......................................................................................................................... 32
Enabling the Telnet or Secure Shell Server ............................................................................................... 32
Naming a Chassis ...................................................................................................................................... 33
Saving Your Changes ................................................................................................................................ 33
Chapter 2: Stacking ....................................................................................................................................... 35
Overview........................................................................................................................................................... 36
Stacking Guidelines ................................................................................................................................... 36
Required Modules ............................................................................................................................................ 37
AT-S85 and AT-S97 Management Software Versions ..................................................................................... 38
Setting Up Stacking .......................................................................................................................................... 39
Chapter 3: Basic Commands ........................................................................................................................ 41
Question Mark ‘?’ Key ...................................................................................................................................... 42
CLEAR.............................................................................................................................................................. 43
EXIT.................................................................................................................................................................. 44