Allied Telesis AT-S41 - Manual (Page 4)

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Telnet Management Session ............................................................................................................................................................................32
Starting a Telnet Management Session .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Quitting from a Telnet Management Session ................................................................................................................................... 32
Chapter 4
Basic Switch Parameters ................................................................................................................................................................................33
When Does an AT-8350GB Switch Need an IP Address? .......................................................................................................................34
AT-8350GB Switch....................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
How Do You Assign an IP Address? ...................................................................................................................................................... 34
Configuring an IP Address ................................................................................................................................................................................35
Configuring System Administration Information .....................................................................................................................................37
Configuring the User Interface Security Features ....................................................................................................................................39
Activating DHCP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Configuring SNMP Community Strings and Trap IP Addresses ..........................................................................................................43
Rebooting a Switch .............................................................................................................................................................................................45
Activating the Management Software’s Default Values ........................................................................................................................46
Viewing the AT-S41 Switch Information ......................................................................................................................................................48
Pinging a Network Device ................................................................................................................................................................................49
Bootstrap Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................................................51
Chapter 5
Port Parameters ..................................................................................................................................................................................................53
Configuring Port Parameters ...........................................................................................................................................................................54
Configuring Gigabit Port Type ........................................................................................................................................................................57
Chapter 6
Port Security .........................................................................................................................................................................................................59
Port Security Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................................60
Configuring Port Security ..................................................................................................................................................................................62
Setting a Threshold .............................................................................................................................................................................................64
Setting Intrusion Detection ..............................................................................................................................................................................65
Chapter 7
Port Trunking .......................................................................................................................................................................................................66
Port Trunking Overview .....................................................................................................................................................................................67
Creating a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................70
Deleting a Port Trunk ..........................................................................................................................................................................................72
Setting Port Trunk Status ..................................................................................................................................................................................73
Chapter 8
Port Monitoring ..................................................................................................................................................................................................74
Port Monitoring Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................75
Enabling Port Monitoring .................................................................................................................................................................................76
Modifying Port Monitoring ...............................................................................................................................................................................78
Disabling Port Monitoring ................................................................................................................................................................................79
Chapter 9
Spanning Tree Protocol ..................................................................................................................................................................................80
STP Overview .........................................................................................................................................................................................................81
Selecting a Root Bridge ............................................................................................................................................................................. 81
Finding and Resolving Redundant Paths ........................................................................................................................................... 82
Handling Topology Changes .................................................................................................................................................................. 82
Communicating Between Bridges ........................................................................................................................................................ 83
Configuring a Bridge’s STP Settings ..............................................................................................................................................................84
Configuring STP Port Settings .........................................................................................................................................................................86