Allied Telesis AR400 SERIES Software Release 2.7.1 - Manual (Page 7)

Chapter 1
Introduction
Welcome to the AR400 Series router — the optimal solution for your small or
medium sized business.
This guide introduces your new router and will guide you through the most
common uses and applications. Getting started will not take long—many
applications are set up in just a few minutes. If you have any questions about
the router, contact your authorised distributor or reseller.
Your router is supplied with default settings which allow you to operate it
immediately, without any configuration. Even if this is all you want to do, you
should still gain access to the router configuration, if only to change the
manager password to prevent unauthorised access.
To change the switching configuration, and to take advantage of the advanced
routing features, you will need to enter detailed configuration. The router has
both a Command Line Interface (CLI) and a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for
configuration and management. Before you can use the GUI, you will need to
login to the router and use its CLI to allocate an IP address to at least one
interface.
Why Read this User Guide?
Before you use your router in a live network, please read this guide. The guide
tells you how to access and use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure
the router software, and how to access and use the router’s Graphical User
Interface (GUI). It then introduces a number of common router functions and
how to configure them using the CLI. For information on configuration using
the GUI, see the context-sensitive online GUI help. For more detailed
descriptions of all commands, display outputs, and background information,
see the Software Reference.
This user guide is organised into the following chapters:
■ Chapter 1, Introduction gives an overview of the router features and of the
documentation supplied with your router.
■ Chapter 2, Getting Started with the Command Line Interface (CLI) describes
how to gain access to the command line interface.