Allied Telesis AT-S60 - Manual (Page 40)

AT-S60 Management Software User’s Guide
Section II: Local and Telnet Management 39
Telnet Management Session
You can use the Telnet application protocol from a workstation on your
network to manage an AT-8400 switch. This type of management is
referred to as remote management because you can be physically far
from the switch when you start the session. (In contrast to a local
management session, which requires that you connect a terminal
directly to the switch.) Any workstation on your network that has the
Telnet application protocol can be used to manage the switch.
In terms of functionally, there are almost no differences between
managing a switch locally through the RS-232 Terminal Port and
remotely with the Telnet application protocol. You see the same menu
selections and have nearly the same management capabilities. However,
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 with a xmodem connection.
Starting a Telnet management session requires that there be at least one
AT-8400 Series switch on your network that has an IP address. The switch
with the IP address is referred to as the master switch. Once you have
started a Telnet management session on the master switch, you have
management access to all the other AT-8400 Series switches as well as all
the Allied Telesyn switches that reside in the same subnet.
There are a total of 14 login sessions available using the local, Telnet, and
web browser management sessions. However, you can have only one
Manager session on the switch regardless of how you or others are
accessing the switch. There are additional limitations for the different
types of management sessions. The local and Telnet sessions allow a
total of 10 active sessions. While a web browser management session,
allows four active login sessions.
Note
For background information on enhanced stacking, refer to
Enhanced Stacking Overview on page 80.