Allied Telesis AT-S39 - Manual (Page 34)

Section II: Local or Telnet Management
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Telnet Management Session
You can use the Telnet application protocol from a workstation on your
network to manage an AT-8000 Series switch. This type of management
is referred to as remote management because you do not have to be
physically close to the switch to start the session, such as with a local
management session. Any workstation on your network that has the
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 RS232 Terminal Port and
remotely with the Telnet application protocol. You see the same menu
selections and have nearly the same management capabilities.
Starting a Telnet management session requires that there be at least one
AT-8000 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 will
have management access to all the other AT-8000 Series switches that
reside in the same subnet.
Note
Note
For background information on enhanced stacking, refer to
Enhanced Stacking Overview on page 58.
Starting a Telnet
Management
Session
To start a Telnet management session, specify the IP address of the
master switch of the enhanced stack in the Telnet application protocol
and enter the management software password when prompted. The
default password for manager access is “friend”. The default password
for operator access is “operator”. Logins and passwords are case-
sensitive. For information on the two access levels, refer to
Management Access Levels on page 25. (For instructions on how to
change a password, refer to Configuring the Management Passwords
on page 48.)
The Main Menu of a Telnet management session is the same menu that
you see in a local management session, shown in Figure 2 on page 32.
Nearly all the functions from a local management session are available to
you from a Telnet management session.
The menus also function the same. To make a selection, type its
corresponding number of letter. To return to a previous menu, type R or
press ESC twice.