Allied Telesis AT-S39 - Manual (Page 22)

Section I: Overview
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Local Management Session
You establish a local management session with an AT-8000 Series switch
by connecting a terminal or a PC with a terminal emulator program to
the RS232 Terminal port on the front panel of the switch, using a
straight-through RS-232 cable. This type of management session is
referred to as “local” because you must be physically close to the switch,
such as in the wiring closet where the switch is located.
Once the session is started, a menu is displayed and you can make
selections to configure and monitor the switch. You can configure all of
a switch’s operating parameters from a local management session.
Note
For instructions on starting a local management session, refer to
Starting a Local Management Session on page 31.
A switch does not need an Internet Protocol (IP) address for you to
manage it locally. You can start a local management session on a switch
at any time. It will not affect the forwarding of frames by the device.
If you assign an AT-8000 Series switch an IP address and designate it as a
master switch of an enhanced stack, you can will be able to manage all
of the switches in the enhanced stack, all from the same local
management session.
Note
For further information on enhanced stacking, refer to Enhanced
Stacking Overview on page 58.