Allied Telesis AT-S25 - Manual (Page 28)

Section I: Overview
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Local Management Interface
You establish a local management interface with an AT-8316F or an AT-
8324 Switch by connecting a terminal or a PC with a terminal emulator
program to the RS-232 Terminal port on the front panel of the Master
switch of the stack, using a straight-through RS-232 cable. This type of
management interface 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 interface is started, you will see a menu from which you could
make selections to configure and monitor the switch. You could
configure all of a switch’s operating parameters from a local
management interface.
Note
For instructions on starting a local management interface, refer to
Starting a Local Management Interface on page 35.