Allied Telesis AT-S60 - Manual (Page 28)

AT-S60 Management Software User’s Guide
Section I: Overview 27
Telnet Management Session
Any management workstation on your network that has the Telnet
application protocol can be used to manage an AT-8400 switch. In this
guide, this type of management session is referred to as a remote
management session because you do not have to be in the same wiring
closet as the switch you are managing. Instead, you can manage the
switch from any workstation on the network that has the application
protocol.
To establish a remote management session, you need to assign an
Internet Protocol (IP) address to a switch. To establish a Telnet
management session with a switch on a subnet, there must be at least
one AT-8400 switch with an assigned IP address. Only one switch in a
subnet needs to have an IP address. Once you have established a Telnet
management session, you can use the enhanced stacking feature of the
AT-S60 software to access all AT-8400 switches and all Allied Telesyn
International switches with Enhanced Stacking capability.
Note
For further information on enhanced stacking, refer to Enhanced
Stacking Overview on page 80.
Note
For instructions on how to start a Telnet management session, refer
to Starting a Telnet Management Session on page 40.
A Telnet management session gives you complete access to all of a
switch’s operating parameters. You can perform nearly all the same
functions from a Telnet management session as you can from a local
management session. There are two configuration changes that can
only be done with a local connection. The first time you assign an IP
address to a switch, you must use a local connection. In addition, you
must use a local connection to perform downloads using an xmodem
connections.