Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
How This Guide is Organized........................................................................................................................... 18
Product Documentation .................................................................................................................................... 20
Where to Go First ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 22
Document Conventions .................................................................................................................................... 23
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................... 24
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 25
Online Support ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Email and Telephone Support.................................................................................................................... 25
Returning Products .................................................................................................................................... 25
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................. 25
Management Software Updates................................................................................................................. 25
Section I: Basic Operations ...................................................................................... 27
Chapter 1: Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 29
Layer 2+ and Basic Layer 3 Switches .............................................................................................................. 30
AT-S63 Management Software ........................................................................................................................ 35
Management Interfaces and Features.............................................................................................................. 36
Management Access Methods ......................................................................................................................... 41
Local Management Sessions ..................................................................................................................... 41
Remote Telnet Sessions ............................................................................................................................ 41
Remote Secure Shell (SSH) Sessions....................................................................................................... 41
Remote Web Browser Session .................................................................................................................. 41
Remote SNMP Management ..................................................................................................................... 42
Manager Access Levels ................................................................................................................................... 43
Installation and Management Configurations ................................................................................................... 44
Stand-alone Switch .................................................................................................................................... 44
Enhanced Stacking .................................................................................................................................... 44
Stacking ..................................................................................................................................................... 44
IP Configuration................................................................................................................................................ 46
Redundant Twisted Pair Ports.......................................................................................................................... 47
History of New Features ................................................................................................................................... 49
Version 3.0.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 49
Version 2.1.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 50
Version 2.0.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 50
Version 1.3.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 51
Version 1.2.0 .............................................................................................................................................. 52
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