Allied Telesis AT-8550SP - Manual (Page 69)

AT-8500 Series Fast Ethernet Switch Installation Guide
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Starting a Local Management Session
The procedure in this section explains how to start a local (out-of-band)
management session using the RS-232 terminal port on the switch. You
can use a local management session to configure the switch’s operating
parameters and view performance and error statistics.
Note
If you already installed an AT-8500 Series Switch, AT-8400 Series
Switch, or AT-8000 Series Switch on your network and configured it
as a Master switch of an enhanced stack, you can begin to remotely
manage the new switch you have just installed by connecting,
locally or remotely, to the Master switch and then using the
enhanced stacking feature to access the new switch. For
instructions, refer to the AT-S62 Management Software User’s
Guide or the AT-S62 Command Line User’s Guide.
To start a local management session, perform the following procedure:
1. Connect one end of the RS-232, straight-through management
cable included with the AT-8500 Series switch to the RS-232
terminal port on the switch. (See Figure 27.) This port is located on
the front panel on the AT-8516F/SC, AT-8524M, and AT-8524POE
switches and on the back panel of the AT-8550GB and AT-8550SP
switches.
Figure 27 Connecting an RS-232 Cable to the RS-232 Terminal Port on
an AT-8524M Switch
2. Connect the other end of the cable to an RS-232 port on a terminal
or a personal computer with a terminal emulation program.
FAULT
RPS
MASTER
PWR
STATUS
AT-8524M
Fast Ethernet Switch
COL
100
FULL
ACT
MODE