Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 17)

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Chapter 2
Remote Management Sessions
You can remotely manage the AT-9400 Switch from a management
workstation on your network using the following applications:
 Telnet client
 Secure Shell (SSH) client
 Web browser
Preparing a Switch for Remote Management
The AT-9400 Switch must have an IP address for remote management.
Assigning an IP address to the switch involves a number of steps. You
have to create a virtual LAN for the remote management workstations, add
a routing interface to the VLAN, and designate the interface as the switch’s
local interface. You also have to create a route to a default gateway if the
switch and the remote management workstations are members of different
subnets.
The routing interface is a key element in the Internet Protocol version 4
packet routing feature on the AT-9400 Basic Layer 3 Switches. It should
be noted that even if you do not intend to use the packet routing feature,
you still have to create one routing interface to assign the switch an IP
address. The AT-9400 Layer 2+ Switches, which do not support the packet
routing feature, do allow you to create one routing interface so that you can
assign an IP address to the switches.
The following sections outline the general steps for assigning an IP
address to a stand-alone switch, the master and slave switches of an
enhanced stack, and an AT-9400Ts Stack. These basic steps can vary
depending on the configuration of a switch. You may find the process
easier if you first familiarize yourself with the basics to virtual LANs and
routing interfaces by reading the appropriate chapters in the AT-S63
Management Software Features Guide.
Stand-alone
Switch
Here are the general steps to assigning an IP address to a stand-alone
switch for remote management:
1. Create a tagged or port-based VLAN that contains the ports where the
remote management workstations are members. You can use the
Default_VLAN for this purpose.