Allied Telesis AT-S39 - Manual (Page 4)

Table of Contents
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Chapter 3
Basic Switch Parameters ................................................................................................................................................................................ 34
When Does a Switch Need an IP Address? ................................................................................................................................................. 35
How Do You Assign an IP Address?...................................................................................................................................................... 36
Configuring an IP Address and Switch Name ........................................................................................................................................... 37
Activating the BOOTP and DHCP Services ................................................................................................................................................. 40
Configuring SNMP Community Strings and Trap IP Addresses ......................................................................................................... 42
Resetting a Switch ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Configuring the AT-S39 Software Security Features .............................................................................................................................. 45
Configuring the Management Passwords......................................................................................................................................... 46
Configuring Management Access ........................................................................................................................................................ 47
Viewing the AT-S39 Version Number and Switch MAC Address ........................................................................................................ 48
Pinging a Remote System ................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Returning the AT-S39 Software to the Factory Default Values ........................................................................................................... 50
Configuring the Console Startup Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 4
Enhanced Stacking ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 52
Enhanced Stacking Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Guidelines...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
Example.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
Setting a Switch’s Enhanced Stacking Status ............................................................................................................................................ 56
Selecting a Switch in an Enhanced Stack ................................................................................................................................................... 58
Returning to the Master Switch............................................................................................................................................................. 59
Chapter 5
Port Parameters ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Displaying Port Status ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Configuring Port Parameters .......................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Displaying Uplink Information ....................................................................................................................................................................... 68
Chapter 6
Port Security ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 70
Port Security Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Configuring Port Security ................................................................................................................................................................................. 73
Configuring the Limited Security Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 75
Chapter 7
Port Trunking ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77
Port Trunking Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
Load Distribution Methods ..................................................................................................................................................................... 79
Creating a Port Trunk ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 84
Deleting a Port Trunk ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Chapter 8
Port Mirroring ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87
Port Mirroring Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
Creating a Port Mirror ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 89
Deleting a Port Mirror ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 90
Chapter 9
STP and RSTP ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
STP and RSTP Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Bridge Priority and the Root Bridge ..................................................................................................................................................... 93
Mixed STP and RSTP Networks .............................................................................................................................................................. 99
Spanning Tree and VLANs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 99