Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 44)

Chapter 2: Starting a Local or Telnet Management Session
44 Section I: Basic Operations
Telnet Management Session
You can use the Telnet application protocol from a workstation on your
network to manage an AT-8500 Series switch. This type of management
is referred to as remote management because you do not have to be
physically close to the switch to start the session, such as with a local
management session. Any workstation on your network that has the
application protocol can be used to manage the unit.
In terms of functionally, there are almost no differences between
managing a switch locally through the RS232 Terminal Port and remotely
with the Telnet application protocol. You see the same menu selections
and have nearly the same management capabilities.
To manage a switch using Telnet, it must have an IP address or be part of
an enhanced stack.
Note
For background information on enhanced stacking, refer to
“Enhanced Stacking Overview” on page 80.
Starting a Telnet
Management
Session
To start a Telnet management session, specify the IP address of the
Master switch of the enhanced stack in the Telnet application protocol and
enter a user name and password when prompted.
To configure a switch’s settings, enter “manager” as the user name. The
default password for manager access is “friend”. To just view the settings,
enter “operator” as the username. The default password for operator
access is “operator”. User names and passwords are case-sensitive. For
information on the two access levels, refer to “Management Access
Levels” on page 35.
The management software displays the command line prompt shown in
Figure 2 on page 42. For instructions on how to use the command line
interface, refer to the AT-S62 Command Line User’s Guide, available from
the Allied Telesyn web site.
To use the menu interface instead, type menu and press Return. The
Main Menu of a Telnet management session is the same menu for a local
management session, shown in Figure 3 on page 42. You can perform
nearly all the same functions from a Telnet management session as you
can from a local management session.
The menus also function the same. To make a selection, type its
corresponding number of letter. To return to a previous menu, type R or
press ESC.