Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 38)

Chapter 1: Overview
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Management Overview
The AT-S63 management software allows you to monitor and adjust the
operating parameters of an AT-9400 Series switch. Here are some of the
features you can adjust through the management software:
ˆ Basic operations such as configuring port settings, enhanced stacking,
SNMP community strings, 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
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
ˆ Management security including encryption keys, TACACS+ and
RADIUS protocols, and the management access control list
The AT-S63 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 unit.
Note
The default settings for the management software are listed in
Appendix A, “AT-S63 Management Software Default Settings” on
page 863.
To actively manage a switch and adjust its operating parameters, you
must access its AT-S63 management software by starting a management
session. The AT-S63 management software supports the following types
types of sessions:
ˆ Local management session
ˆ Remote Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH), or web browser management
session
ˆ Remote SNMP management session
Each is briefly described in the following sections.