Allied Telesis AT-S70 - Manual (Page 3)

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Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Contacting Allied Telesis ..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Online Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Email and Telephone Support...................................................................................................................................... 13
Warranty ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Returning Products....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Sales or Corporate Information .................................................................................................................................... 13
Management Software Updates ................................................................................................................................... 13
Chapter 1: Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Local Management Session ................................................................................................................................................ 17
Remote Management Session ............................................................................................................................................ 18
SNMP Management Session............................................................................................................................................... 19
Management Access Levels................................................................................................................................................ 20
Chapter 2: Starting a Local or Remote Management Session ..................................................................................... 21
Using the Menus Interface................................................................................................................................................... 22
Local Management Session ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Starting a Local Management Session......................................................................................................................... 23
Quitting from a Local Management Session................................................................................................................. 25
Remote Management Session ............................................................................................................................................ 26
Starting a Remote Management Session..................................................................................................................... 26
Quitting from a Remote Management Session............................................................................................................. 26
Chapter 3: Basic Parameters ........................................................................................................................................... 27
When Does a Converteon™ Chassis Need an IP Address?............................................................................................... 28
Assigning an IP Address .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Saving the Configuration Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 29
Configuring Basic Chassis Parameters ............................................................................................................................... 30
Naming the System ...................................................................................................................................................... 30
Setting the System Date and Time............................................................................................................................... 30
Configuring the System Location and Contact Information .......................................................................................... 31
Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway ................................................................................ 33
Enabling or Disabling DHCP ........................................................................................................................................ 33
Configuring the Management IP Addresses................................................................................................................. 35
Configuring SNMP Community Strings ........................................................................................................................ 36
Configuring the Chassis Temperature Threshold ................................................................................................................ 37
Pinging a Remote System ................................................................................................................................................... 38
Restarting the Line Cards .................................................................................................................................................... 40
Setting the RS-232 Terminal Baud Rate ............................................................................................................................. 42
Chapter 4: Configuring Management Security Using the Omega Option ................................................................... 45
Configuring the Manager and Operator Passwords ............................................................................................................ 46
Setting the Console Timeout ............................................................................................................................................... 49
Configuring Management Access........................................................................................................................................ 50
Chapter 5: Working with Line Cards ............................................................................................................................... 51
Line Card Management Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 52
Displaying Generic Line Card Information ........................................................................................................................... 53
Displaying General Status Information......................................................................................................................... 53
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