Allied Telesis AT-S26 - Manual (Page 34)

Getting Started
34
Connecting to a Remote Switch
If you are managing a switch locally (that is, through the RS232 port on
the switch), you can connect to another switch through the Omega
interface and so be able to manage the remote switch, without having
to end your local session. To connect to a remote switch from a local
session, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Omega Main Menu, select Administration.
The Administrator menu is displayed.
2. Select Connect to remote system.
3. Specify the remote switch to be managed using one of the following
methods:
❑ Switch IP address, in the format x.x.x.x
❑ Switch Ethernet (or MAC) address, in the format xxxxxx xxxxxx
The switch MAC address is printed above the RS232 management
port on the switch front panel.
Once the information is validated and the connection to the remote
switch is opened, you immediately get the remote switch Omega
Main Menu. You can then use the Omega program to configure the
remote switch and run diagnostics.
The only option not available on the remote switch is Connect to a
remote system from the Administration menu.
4. Select Quit from the Main Menu when you are finished managing the
remote switch.
After you have ended the session with the remote switch, your
Omega session with the local switch is reactivated.
Note
It is important that you select Quit after the Omega session.
Otherwise, you might block other sessions or software downloads
via the network to the remote switch.