Allied Telesis AT-S25 - Manual (Page 35)

AT-S25 Management Software User’s Guide
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Local Management Session
To start a local management session on an AT-8300 Series stack, you
connect a terminal or personal computer with a terminal emulator
program to the RS-232 Terminal Port on the Master switch in the stack,
using a straight-through RS-232 cable. Once you have started the
session, you will be able to manage all of the switches in the stack.
A local management interface is so named because you must be close to
the switch, usually within a few meters, to start this type of management
interface. This typically means that you must be in the wiring closet
where the switch is located.
The stack does not need an IP address to be managed from a local
management interface. Furthermore, running a local management
session does not interfere with the flow of Ethernet traffic through the
stack.
Starting a Local
Management
Interface
To start a local management interface, perform the following procedure:
1. Connect one end of a straight-through RS-232 cable with a DB-9
connector to the RS-232 Terminal Port on the Master switch in the
stack.
Figure 8 Connecting a Terminal or PC to the RS-232 Terminal Port
The master switch is the switch assigned the Stack ID value of 1.
For information on Stack ID switch settings, refer to the
AT-8316F/MT, AT-8316F/VF, AT-8316F/SC, and AT-8324 Installation
Guide.
STATUS
RESE
T
FAUL
T
RPS
PWR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
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19X
21X
23X
20X
22X
24X RS- 232 TER
MIN AL PORT
100M LINK /
ACTIVITY
PORT
AC TIVITY
L /A
L /A
D/C
D/C
L /A
D/C
10M LIN
K /
ACT IVITY
HALF DUP
/
COL
FULL DUP
MASTER