Allied Telesis AT-S65 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ..................................................................................................................................................................................9
Where to Find Web-based Guides .......................................................................................................................................10
Contacting Allied Telesyn .....................................................................................................................................................11
Online Support ..............................................................................................................................................................11
Email and Telephone Support.......................................................................................................................................11
Returning Products........................................................................................................................................................11
Sales or Corporate Information .....................................................................................................................................11
Management Software Updates ....................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 1: Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................13
Local Management Session .................................................................................................................................................14
Starting a Local Management Session..........................................................................................................................14
Quitting a Local Management Session..........................................................................................................................15
Remote Management Session .............................................................................................................................................17
Starting a Remote Management Session......................................................................................................................17
Quitting a Remote Management Session......................................................................................................................18
Using the Menus Interface....................................................................................................................................................19
SNMP Management Session................................................................................................................................................20
Chapter 2: Basic Parameters ............................................................................................................................................21
Configuring Basic Chassis Parameters ................................................................................................................................22
Configuring the Chassis Name, Location, and Contact.................................................................................................22
Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway .................................................................................24
Configuring the Manager IP Addresses ........................................................................................................................24
Configuring the SNMP Community Strings ...................................................................................................................25
Enabling or Disabling DHCP .........................................................................................................................................25
Setting the System Date and Time.......................................................................................................................................28
Configuring the Trap Parameters .........................................................................................................................................30
Setting the Temperature Thresholds ....................................................................................................................................33
Configuring the Chassis Temperature Threshold..........................................................................................................33
Configuring the Line Card Temperature Threshold.......................................................................................................34
Configuring the SFP Temperature Threshold................................................................................................................35
Pinging a Remote System ....................................................................................................................................................37
Resetting and Restarting the System ...................................................................................................................................39
Changing the RS-232 Terminal Baud Rate ..........................................................................................................................40
Displaying and Naming the Ethernet Port.............................................................................................................................42
Returning the AT-S65 Management Software to the Factory Default Values ......................................................................44
Chapter 3: Menus Interface Security ...............................................................................................................................45
Setting Up Manager and Operator Passwords .....................................................................................................................46
Enabling or Disabling Access Methods ................................................................................................................................48
Specifying a Timeout Value..................................................................................................................................................49
Chapter 4: Monitoring System Performance ...................................................................................................................51
Displaying System Status Information..................................................................................................................................52
Using the System Activity Monitor ........................................................................................................................................54
Starting and Stopping the Activity Log ..........................................................................................................................54
Displaying the Activity Log ............................................................................................................................................54
Using the Event Log .............................................................................................................................................................57
Displaying the Event Log...............................................................................................................................................57
Clearing the Event Log..................................................................................................................................................58
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