Allied Telesis AT-S63 - Manual (Page 386)

Chapter 32: Internet Protocol Version 4 Packet Routing
386 Section VII: Routing
Pinging a Remote
Device
This function is used to validate the existence of an active path between
the switch and another network node. The switch can ping a device if it
has a routing interface on the local subnet from where the device is
reached. In previous versions of the AT-S63 Management Software the
device to be pinged had to be reached through the management VLAN of
the switch. This restriction no longer applies. A remote device can be
pinged from any subnet of the switch that has an interface.
Accessing DHCP
or BOOTP
Servers
You can use a DHCP or BOOTP server to assign IP addresses to the
interfaces of a switch by activating the client on the interfaces.