Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 30)

Chapter 1: Overview
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Management Overview
The AT-S62 management software allows you to monitor and adjust the
operating parameters of an AT-8500 Series switch and includes the
following features:
ˆ Basic operations such as configuring port and switch parameters,
enhanced stacking, SNMPv1 and v2c, trunking, and mirroring
ˆ Advanced operations including file uploads and downloads, event
logging, traffic classifiers, access control lists, denial of service
defense, Quality of Service (QoS), Class of Service (CoS), and IGMP
snooping
ˆ SNMPv3
ˆ Spanning tree protocols including STP, RSTP, and MSTP
ˆ Virtual LANs
ˆ Port security options such as 802.1x Port-based Network Access
Control and MAC address security levels
ˆ Management security including encryption keys, PKI, SSL, Secure
Shell, TACACS+, RADIUS, and management access control lists
The AT-S62 management software is preinstalled on the switch with
default settings for all operating parameters. If the default settings are
adequate for your network, you can use the device as an unmanaged
switch by connecting it to your network, as explained in the hardware
installation guide, and powering on the switch.
Note
The default settings for the management software can be found in
Appendix A, “AT-S62 Default Settings” on page 773.
To actively manage a switch, you must connect to its management
software. There are two general ways to connect to a switch:
ˆ Locally using the RS232 Terminal Port on the switch
ˆ Remotely using the Telnet protocol, the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol,
or a web browser
The AT-S62 management software has three management interfaces.
There is a menus interface, a command line interface, and a web browser
interface. You can use the menus interface or the command line interface
when managing the switch locally through the RS232 Terminal Port or
remotely using the Telnet or SSH protocol. You use the web browser
interface to manage the device with a web browser.
The following sections in this chapter briefly describe the different types of
management sessions.